Jaboticaba, Grauda, Jaboticatuba
Plinia grandifolia

Family: Myrtaceae

What it is like

An evergreen tree. It grows 4-7 m tall. The leaves are papery and 7-11 cm long. Young leaves are silky. The flowers are heaped in clusters on the stem and branches. The fruit are round and dark red. They are 2-3 cm across and have juicy acid pulp.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows on higher mountain slopes in humid Atlantic forest in Brazil.

Countries/locations it is found in

Brazil (country/location of origin), South America

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten fresh. They are also used for sweets and jellies.

Trees are occasionally cultivated as fruit trees.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seed. Seeds are collected from ripe fruit that have been allowed to partly decompose in plastic bags and then washed out under running water. Seeds need to be planted fresh preferably in light shade. Seedlings emerge in 25-35 days.

Plants grow slowly.

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Myrciaria grandifolia Mattos;