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Myrciaria vexator

Myrciaria vexator
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0

Myrciaria vexator, the false jaboticaba or blue grape tree, is a slow-growing evergreen tree from wet tropical Central and northern South America that bears dark purple, plum-sized fruit. It is grown mainly for its fruit and suits warm, humid, frost-free climates.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist, especially in dry spells, and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile, slightly acidic loam or sandy loam.
Temperature
20–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Costa Rica to Venezuela, NE. Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Myrciaria vexator, the false jaboticaba, or blue grape tree, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.

Where it grows

Myrciaria vexator is endemic to Costa Rica, Panama, and Venezuela. It is frequently found growing on road verges.

Other Myrciaria plants

Myrciaria alagoana · Myrciaria alta · False tamarisk · Myrciaria cambuca · Myrciaria cordata · Myrciaria cuspidata · Myrciaria delicatula · Myrciaria disticha · Camu-Camu in pito · Myrciaria evanida · Myrciaria ferruginea · Guavaberry

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Myrciaria vexator 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.

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