Guabiroba-roxa
Campomanesia dichotoma

Family: Myrtaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 4-10 m high. The crown is long and dense. The trunk is grooved and is 20-30 cm wide. The bark is smooth and reddish-brown. The leaves have hairy leaf stalks. The leaf blade is oval and 3-10 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. The flowers are in the axils of leaves. The fruit are purple, round berries. They are fleshy with a sweet edible pulp.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows on coastal humid forest in Brazil.

Countries/locations it is found in

Brazil (country/location of origin), South America

How it is used for food

The pulp of the fruit is eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seeds. The seeds are collected by shaking fruit bunches onto canvas and allowing them to partly decompose in a plastic bag before washing out the seeds in running water. The seeds should be sown fresh and are best in part shade. Seedlings emerge in 15-25 days.

Plants grown rapidly.

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Britoa dichotoma O. Berg.; Britoa psidioides O. Berg.; Britoa triflora O. Berg.; Campomanesia psidioides (O. Berg.) Nied.; Campomanesia triflora (O. Berg.) Baill.;