botanical record · discovered
Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.)
Myrciaria dubia
Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.) · Rumberry (Eng.) · Camo Camo (Peru) · Araza de Agua (Sp.) · Camu-camu Negro (Peru) · Guapuro Blanco (Bol.)
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, CARBOHYDRATES, BETA-CAROTENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Myrtaceae
Scientific name: Myrciaria dubia
Common names: Camu-camu (Eng.,Peru,Scn.,Sp.), Rumberry (Eng.), Camo Camo (Peru), Araza de Agua (Sp.), Camu-camu Negro (Peru), Guapuro Blanco (Bol.)
POWO: 166146-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Assembling an Expanded Metabolome for Camu-Camu (Myrciaria Dubia): Bioactive and Nutritional Compounds Relevant to Functional Food Research. · 2026 source ↗
- Interactions among bees and flowers of camu-camu (Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh) in the Amazon: similar networks with different pollinators. · 2026 source ↗
- Extraction of Phenolic Compounds from the Pulp of <i>Myrciaria dubia</i> Using Eco-Friendly Solvents: Extraction Kinetics and Determination of Mass Transfer and Thermodynamic Parameters. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- CARBOHYDRATES
- BETA-CAROTENE
- NIACIN
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- THIAMIN
- CALCIUM
- IRON
- WATER
- KILOCALORIES
- ALANINE
- PHENYLALANINE
- DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID
- CITRIC-ACID
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- ISOCITRIC-ACID
- FRUCTOSE
- GLUCOSE
- LEUCINE
- MALIC-ACID
- PROLINE
- SERINE
- THREONINE
- VALINE
- PHOSPHORUS
- FIBER
- CAMPHENE
- CAR-3-ENE
- ANTHOCYANINS
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE
- DELPHINIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE
- P-CYMENE
- ALPHA-FENCHENE
- ELLAGIC-ACID
- ETHYL-ACETATE
- ETHYL-BUTYRATE
- EUCALYPTOL
- D-LIMONENE
- FENCHOL
- HUMULENE
- ALPHA-PINENE
- BETA-PHELLANDRENE
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- BETA-MYRCENE
- BETA-PINENE
- POTASSIUM
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- TERPINOLENE
- 4-TERPINEOL
- 4-O-METHYLELLAGIC-ACID
- ALPHA-(RHAMNOPYRANOSYL)ELLAGIC-ACID
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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