卡姆果

卡姆果（Myrciaria dubia）是桃金孃科的一種常綠灌木，原產於秘魯的亞馬遜河熱帶雨林。卡姆果自生於河畔，樹高約3米，花白色有芳香。卡姆果的果實外表類似櫻桃，含有豐富的維他命C。卡姆果的果實在其原產地被當地居民廣泛食用，近年也開始大規模在世界市場上種植流通。卡姆果適合在炎熱潮濕的熱帶地區種植，成長需要大量水分。

參考資料

 Penn, J.W., Jr. 2006. The cultivation of camu camu (Myrciaria dubia): A tree planting programme in the Peruvian Amazon. Forests, Trees, and Livelihoods. Vol. 16 (1), pp. 85–101.

外部連結
 Conservation issues with pictures of the tree, fruits, and harvest method.
 Tropical Plant Database
 Myrciaria dubia List of Chemicals (Dr. Duke's Database)
 For extensive information on how food safety-inspired EU legislation has emerged as a market access barrier for camu camu and other underused plant species, see https://web.archive.org/web/20061009042810/http://www.underutilized-species.org/eu.asp

桃金孃科
dubia