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Latest revision as of 16:04, 24 September 2019
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Plinia
Species: P. cauliflora
Binomial name: Plinia cauliflora
Synonyms: Eugenia cauliflora, Eugenia jaboticaba, Myrcia jaboticaba, Myrciaria cauliflora, Myrciaria jaboticaba, Myrtus cauliflora, Myrtus jaboticaba, Plinia jaboticaba
Common names: Brazilian grapetree, Jabuticaba tree
Plinia cauliflora is a tree in the family Myrtaceae, native to Brazil. It is a slow-growing evergreen that can reach a height of 15 meters. It has salmon-coloured leaves when they are young, which turn green as they mature.
Its flowers are white and grow directly from its trunk in a cauliflorous habit.
The fruit is a thick-skinned berry and typically measures 3–4 cm in diameter. It has a thick, purple, astringent skin that encases a sweet, white or rosy pink gelatinous flesh. Embedded within the flesh are one to four large seeds.
The tree is grown for its purplish-black, white-pulped fruits; they can be eaten raw or be used to make jellies, juice or wine.
The flowers grow directly from the trunk.
Unripe fruit
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The ripe purple fruit.
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