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Plinia cauliflora
Also called Jaboticaba
Brazilian grapetree is a slow-growing tree in the myrtle family, grown for its dark purple, white-pulped fruit that forms directly on the trunk and branches. It needs patience, as grafted plants may fruit in about five years and seed-grown ones in 10 to 20.
A jaboticaba () or jabuticaba (Portuguese: [ʒabutʃiˈkabɐ]) is a round, edible fruit produced by a jaboticaba tree (Plinia cauliflora), also known as Brazilian grapetree. The purplish-black, white-pulped fruit grows directly on the trunk of the tree, making it an example of 'cauliflory'. It is eaten raw or used to make jellies, jams, juice or wine. The tree, of the family Myrtaceae, is native to the states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Goiás and São Paulo in Brazil. Related species in the genus Myrciaria, often referred to by the same common names, are native to Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Peru and Bolivia. Jaboticaba tree is also grown as an ornamental and bonsai.
Jaboticabas have been cultivated in Brazil since pre-Columbian times. Today, the fruit is a commercial crop in the central and southern parts of the country.
Commercial cultivation of the fruit in the Northern Hemisphere is more restricted by slow growth and the short shelf life of the fruit than by temperature requirements. Grafted plants may bear fruit in five years, while seed-grown trees may take 10 to 20 years to bear fruit.
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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.
