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Eugenia brasiliensis
Also called Brazil Cherry
In Singapore: Brazil Cherry, Grumichama (Cultivated in Singapore)
Grumichama (Eugenia brasiliensis, also called Brazil cherry) is a slow-growing tree from southern Brazil, reaching up to about 20 m in the wild but usually smaller in gardens, grown for its sweet purple-black fruit. Give it a warm, sheltered spot with regular moisture and it suits urban landscaping.
Eugenia brasiliensis, with common names Brazil cherry and grumichama, is a medium-sized tree (maximum 20 meters height) endemic (native) to southern Brazil which bears small fruits that are purple to black in color, and have a sweet cherry to plum-like flavor.
It's a small size tree which makes it perfect to use in urban landscaping. Its slow growth and low rate of dispersal make it rare, and it is generally considered as an endangered species.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Grumichama 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.
