Guapuru blanco, White jaboticaba
Plinia aureana

Family: Myrtaceae

What it is like

A small tree. It loses many leaves during the year. It grows 2-3 m tall. The trunk has knotty swellings. The bark is yellow and peels off. The leaves are papery and they have blister like lumps on them. The leaves are 6-11 cm long. They flowers are in clusters on the stem. The fruit are pale green and 2-3 cm across.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in humid forest near the Atlantic in Brazil.

Countries/locations it is found in

Bolivia, Brazil (country/location of origin), South America

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten fresh.

It is a cultivated fruit tree. The fruit are popular.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants are grown by seeds. The seeds are collected from fallen ripe fruit and allowed to partly decompose in a heap before the seeds are washed under running water. Seeds need to be planted fresh. Seedlings emerge in 25-35 days.

Plants grow slowly.

Its other names

Local names

Ibatinga, Jabuticaba-branca, Plinia phitrantha

Synonyms

Eugenia phitrantha Kiaersk.; Myrciaria aureana Mattos; Myrciaria phitrantha (Kiaersk.) Mattos; Plinia aureana (Mattos) Mattos;