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Campomanesia phaea, known in Brazil as cambuci, is a semi-deciduous tree from the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, grown in gardens and orchards for its fruit. It is a tropical tree that needs warm, humid conditions and is usually raised from seed or in vitro because it propagates slowly.
Campomanesia phaea is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a tree endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion in southeastern Brazil. It is found in the states of Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo.
In Brazil its fruit is called cambuci and the tree cambucizeiro. Not to be confused with cambucá.
Campomanesia phaea is often cultivated in domestic gardens and orchards, for ornamental and culinary purposes. It is rare in the wild.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Campomanesia phaea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
