Editing Campomanesia aurea

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! Scientific name
| ''Campomanesia aurea''
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! Common names
| Guabirobinha do campo
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! Genus
| [[Campomanesia]]
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! Family
| [[Myrtaceae]]
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! Order
| [[Myrtales]]
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! Growth form
| Deciduous shrub, about 0.5 m tall
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! Native range
| Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and southern Brazil
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! Climate/site
| Subtropical; fields and scrubland; wild rather than routinely cultivated
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! Propagation
| Seed; sow fresh seed promptly
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! Fruit
| About 15 mm in diameter, with succulent acidic-sweet pulp
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! Harvest
| Pick ripe fruit; regional timing is not established
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! Years to fruit
| N/A; no dependable species-wide value established
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| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Campomanesia aurea var. aurea.jpg|250px|Campomanesia aurea var. aurea in rocky scrub in Rivera, Uruguay]]
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''Campomanesia aurea'', known as guabirobinha do campo, is a small deciduous fruiting shrub in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. The accepted name belongs to the genus ''Campomanesia'' and order Myrtales.<sup id="cite_ref-1">[[#cite_note-1|[1]]]</sup> Its recorded range covers Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and southern Brazil, where it is associated with fields and scrubland.<sup id="cite_ref-2">[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

== Description ==
This species is described as a deciduous shrub approximately 50 cm tall. The available account does not establish a dependable range for crown width, trunk form, leaf dimensions, or flower morphology, so those features are not generalized here.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

The fruit is about 15 mm in diameter and has succulent pulp with an acidic-sweet, pleasant flavour. It is appreciated within the native range and is often gathered from wild plants.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

== Cultivation ==
''Campomanesia aurea'' is mainly a subtropical plant and may extend only marginally into tropical conditions in Brazil. It is recorded as wild rather than as a routinely cultivated crop, so garden performance should be treated as unestablished rather than inferred from larger ''Campomanesia'' species.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

=== Soil and water ===
The species is associated with fields and scrubland. The available species account does not establish soil texture, organic-matter requirements, acidity, drainage limits, or an irrigation schedule; those variables remain site-dependent for cultivation.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

=== Sun and humidity ===
Field and scrubland habitat indicates exposure beyond closed forest, but a species-specific light optimum, humidity threshold, and wind tolerance are not established. A grower should acclimatize plants to stronger exposure rather than assume that full sun is universally suitable.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

=== Seasonal changes ===
The shrub is deciduous, so seasonal leaf loss is part of its documented growth habit. Regional flowering, fruiting, and dormancy calendars are not established in the available species-specific material; irrigation and cold protection should therefore follow observed plant activity rather than a fixed calendar.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

== Propagation ==
Seed is the documented propagation route, but the available account does not provide a species-specific germination percentage, germination time, seed-storage limit, or transplanting schedule. Sow fresh seed promptly after cleaning the fruit, because a precise storage protocol is not established for this species.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

== Flowering, fruiting, and harvest ==
The species produces small edible fruits, but the available botanical account does not establish flowering months, fruiting months, or years to first crop. Gather fruit when ripe; regional harvest timing and the external signs of full ripeness require local observation.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

== Fruit and uses ==
The fruit is eaten raw. Its succulent pulp has an acidic-sweet flavour and is described as very pleasant. No broader processing, medicinal, or safety use is established in the species-specific account used here.<sup>[[#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup>

== Photos ==
[[File:Campomanesia aurea var. aurea- Rivera, Entre arbustos en la cima del Cerro Buena Vista cerca del mirador 5.jpg|250px|Campomanesia aurea var. aurea among shrubs on Cerro Buena Vista, Rivera, Uruguay]]
[[File:Campomanesia aurea var. aurea 2.jpg|250px|Campomanesia aurea var. aurea photographed in rocky scrub on Cerro Buena Vista, Rivera, Uruguay]]

== References ==
* <span id="cite_note-1"></span>[[#cite_ref-1|↑]] '''[1]''' [https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/match?name=Campomanesia%20aurea GBIF species match: ''Campomanesia aurea''].

* <span id="cite_note-2"></span>[[#cite_ref-2|↑]] '''[2]''' [https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Campomanesia+aurea Useful Tropical Plants: ''Campomanesia aurea''].

== Image credits ==
* ''Campomanesia aurea var. aurea.jpg'': plant in rocky scrub at Cerro Buena Vista, Rivera, Uruguay; creator Andrés González; CC BY-SA 4.0. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Campomanesia_aurea_var._aurea.jpg Commons file page].

* ''Campomanesia aurea var. aurea- Rivera, Entre arbustos en la cima del Cerro Buena Vista cerca del mirador 5.jpg'': plant among shrubs at Cerro Buena Vista, Rivera, Uruguay; creator Andrés González; CC BY-SA 4.0. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Campomanesia_aurea_var._aurea-_Rivera,_Entre_arbustos_en_la_cima_del_Cerro_Buena_Vista_cerca_del_mirador_5.jpg Commons file page].

* ''Campomanesia aurea var. aurea 2.jpg'': plant in rocky scrub at Cerro Buena Vista, Rivera, Uruguay; creator Andrés González; CC BY-SA 4.0. [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Campomanesia_aurea_var._aurea_2.jpg Commons file page].

[[Category:Fruits]]
[[Category:Campomanesia]]