Myrtaceae

Surinam cherry

Eugenia uniflora L.

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eugenia

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Surinam cherry (Eugenia uniflora) — FlowerPhoto: Eduardo Luis Beltrocco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (29)

Arabic: يوجينة أحادية الزهرة
arz: يوجينه احادية الزهره
Bulgarian: Суринамска череша
Cantonese: 紅果仔
Chinese: 稜果蒲桃, 苏里南苦樱桃, 扁樱桃, 红果仔, 巴西红果
Czech: Eugenie jednokvětá
Dutch: Surinaamse kers
English: Surinam cherry, Brazilian cherry, Cayenne cherry, Cerisier carre, Cerisier carré, Pitanga, Suriname cherry
Esperanto: Pitango
Finnish: Surinaminkirsikka
French: Cerisier de Cayenne
frr: Pitanga
German: Surinamkirsche, Kirschmyrte
Guarani: Ñangapiry
Hebrew: פיטנגו
Indonesian: Ceremai belanda
Japanese: ピタンガ
Javanese: Dewandaru
Korean: 수리남체리
Lithuanian: Vienažiedė eugenija
Malay: Cermai belanda
Malayalam: സൂരിനാം ചെറി
mwl: Pitaña
Polish: Goździkowiec jednokwiatowy, Piernia jednokwiatowa, Pitanga
Portuguese: Pitanga, Pitanga-roxa
Russian: Суринамская вишня
Thai: มะยมฝรั่ง
Tongan: Polokanite, Grossularia redinata, Phyllanthus acidus
Turkish: Surinam kirazı

Synonyms

Eugenia arechavaletae Herter
Eugenia costata Cambess.
Eugenia costata Brongn. & Gris
Eugenia dasyblasta (O.Berg) Nied.
Eugenia decidua Merr.
Eugenia lacustris Barb.Rodr.
Eugenia michelii Lam.
Eugenia microphylla Barb.Rodr.
Eugenia myrtifolia Salisb.
Eugenia oblongifolia (O.Berg) Arechav.
Eugenia oblongifolia (O.Berg) Nied.
Eugenia pauper Guillaumin
Eugenia strigosa (O.Berg) Arechav.
Eugenia uniflora var. atropurpurea Mattos
Eugenia willdenowii (Spreng.) DC.
Eugenia zeylanica Willd.
Luma arechavaletae (Herter) Herter
Luma costata (Cambess.) Herter
Luma dasyblasta (O.Berg) Herter
Luma strigosa (O.Berg) Herter
Myrtus brasiliana L.
Myrtus brasiliana var. diversifolia Kuntze
Myrtus brasiliana var. lanceolata Kuntze
Myrtus brasiliana var. lucida (O.Berg) Kuntze
Myrtus brasiliana var. normalis Kuntze
Myrtus willdenowii Spreng.
Myrtus willdenowii var. portoriccensis Spreng. ex DC.
Plinia pedunculata L.f.
Plinia petiolata L.
Plinia rubra L.
Plinia tetrapetala L.
Stenocalyx affinis O.Berg
Stenocalyx brunneus O.Berg
Stenocalyx costatus (Cambess.) O.Berg
Stenocalyx dasyblastus O.Berg
Stenocalyx glaber O.Berg
Stenocalyx impunctatus O.Berg
Stenocalyx lucidus O.Berg
Stenocalyx michelii (Lam.) O.Berg
Stenocalyx michelii var. membranacea O.Berg

and 9 more.

Flowers

In flower: January, March to April, June to October (from 204 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Eduardo Luis Beltrocco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: The Great Walter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Conny Löhne, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lucas Kaminski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bageense, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Skjold Søndergaard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: This photo has been taken by Matthieu Sontag, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jyotsna Nag, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: This photo has been taken by Matthieu Sontag, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lucas Kaminski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.