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Myrteae is the largest tribe in the plant family Myrtaceae. It includes most of the species of the family that have fleshy fruits.

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Myrteae is the largest tribe in the plant family Myrtaceae. It includes most of the species of the family that have fleshy fruits.

Well-known members include edible fruit such as feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana), guava (Psidium guajava), strawberry guava (Psidium cattleyanum), jabuticaba (Plinia cauliflora), Surinam cherry (Eugenia uniflora), arazá (Eugenia stipitata), camu camu (Myrciaria dubia), and rumberry (Myrciaria floribunda). The tribe also includes many plants grown primarily for their ornamental value, including common myrtle (Myrtus communis), temu (Luma apiculata), ugniberry (Ugni molinae), and rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa) and some common spices such as allspice (Pimenta dioica).

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