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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Myrcia leptoclada DC.

Myrtaceae

SE North America (Guatemala to Costa Rica, West Indies) NC South America (Trinidad, Suriname)

M[L]

hel hyg

fd (fruits) ti

Aulomyrcia leptoclada (DC.) O.Berg Myrcia divaricata Bello non (Lam.) DC. Myrcia gentlei Lundell Myrcia kegeliana Kiaersk. non O.Berg

parrotplum myrcia; naked boy wild guava (Trinidad and Tobago); parrot plum, parrot-plum (Belize); walk naked; wild guava (Trinidad)

myrcia guépois; bois guépois (Guadeloupe, Martinique); bois-guépois; djipois (Dominica); guépois (Lesser Antilles); petit-merisier

chimiche (Honduras); guayabacón, guayabon (Puerto Rico); guayabón (Dominican Republic); hoja menuda roja, huesito (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); moja menuda roja (Puerto Rico)

dji-pois (Dominica)

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Latin name	Myrcia leptoclada DC.
Family	Myrtaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Costa Rica, West Indies) NC South America (Trinidad, Suriname)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel hyg
Use	fd (fruits) ti
Synonym	Aulomyrcia leptoclada (DC.) O.Berg Myrcia divaricata Bello non (Lam.) DC. Myrcia gentlei Lundell Myrcia kegeliana Kiaersk. non O.Berg
English name	parrotplum myrcia; naked boy wild guava (Trinidad and Tobago); parrot plum, parrot-plum (Belize); walk naked; wild guava (Trinidad)
French name	myrcia guépois; bois guépois (Guadeloupe, Martinique); bois-guépois; djipois (Dominica); guépois (Lesser Antilles); petit-merisier
Spanish name	chimiche (Honduras); guayabacón, guayabon (Puerto Rico); guayabón (Dominican Republic); hoja menuda roja, huesito (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); moja menuda roja (Puerto Rico)
Other name	dji-pois (Dominica)
Trade name