Which Myrtales plants produce fruits that people eat?

While the order Myrtales is not primarily known as a major food source, several of its members produce edible fruits that are consumed raw, cooked, or processed into jellies, preserves, and beverages.1

Notable edible fruits within the order include:

• Pomegranate (Punica granatum): Perhaps the most widely known edible fruit in the order, cultivated in warmer regions.1
• Myrtaceae family members: This family includes guava (Psidium guajava), strawberry guava (P. cattleianum), feijoa, jaboticaba, rose apple, and Surinam cherry. Many species of Eugenia and Syzygium are also of local value.21
• Water chestnut: The boiled fruits are popular in regions ranging from southern China to Thailand, and flour is prepared from them in parts of India.1
• Combretaceae family members: This family supplies the Indian almond (Terminalia catappa), and the fruits of Combretum butyrosum are used to obtain a butterlike substance in tropical Africa.1
• Melastomataceae family members: While many berry-fruited members are edible, Bellucia pentamera is considered a potential fruit crop.1