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Accession Data:

Plinia cauliflora (Mart.) Kausel

  • Common Name: Jabuticaba
  • Family: Myrtaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Bolivia, SE. & S. Brazil
  • Habitat: native to the hilly region around Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais

  • Description: This shrub or small tree from Brazil has an unusual means of bearing its fruit. The grape-sized, dark bluish-purple-black fruit are borne directly on the trunk or larger branches (cauliflory). This slow-growing plant takes 8 to 10 years to produce fruit unless it is a grafted tree, which reduces the period. Fully grown, the tree bears several crops per year. The fruit is worth the wait, being juicy, grape-like in appearance and taste. It is used in jelly, or as a fine wine, or eaten out of hand. It can withstand temperatures of 26 degrees F. Propagated by seed or grafting. Air layers have rarely been successful.
  • Uses: It is used in jelly, or as a fine wine, or eaten out of hand. The astringent decoction of the sun-dried skins is prescribed in Brazil as a treatment for hemoptysis, asthma, diarrhea and dysentery; also as a gargle for chronic inflammation of the tonsils. Such use may also lead to excessive consumption of tannin (carcinogenic if taken over a long period of time)

    • IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
  • Culture: It can withstand temperatures of 26 degrees F. Propagated by seed or grafting. Air layers have rarely been successful.
  • USDA Zone: 9b-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199200474
  • Source: Alan Wachtel
  • Accession Date: 09-17-1992
  • Bench: 1316 - NEOA: Ground Bed 2 SE
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-08-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: rosids
  • Order: Myrtales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Myrtaceae
  • SubFamily: Myrtoideae
  • Tribe: Myrteae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015

References (internal):

  • Medicinal Plants
  • Cauliflory
  • Edible Plants
  • Plants with Edible Fruits
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Bolivia / Brazil Southeast / Brazil South

References (external):

  1. California Rare Fruit Growers Fruit Facts
  2. Morton, J. 1987. Jaboticabas. p. 371–374. In: Fruits of warm climates. Julia F. Morton, Miami, FL.
  3. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 1 April 2105.
  4. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 1 April 2015.

data regenerated on Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:06:07 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Plinia cauliflora

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