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Jaboticaba
Myrciaria cauliflora
Berg.
(Note: The term “Jaboticaba”
is applied to multiple related species.)
mirror-see-AIR-ee-ah
call-ah-FLOOR-ah
Myrtaceae
Explanation of name:
The genus name comes from Latin
Murcia,
a roman name for Venus.
Cauliflora
means “stem-flowers.” Jaboticaba
comes from a local South American word meaning “the place where you find
tortoises.”
Natural range:
South America.
Recognition:
Shrub
(or small tree) with opposite leathery leaves.
Abundant small white flowers followed by grapelike fruits arranged along
the branches and trunk. There are
multiple edible species and cultivars of
Myrciaria.
Camu-camu is M. dubia.
Blue-Grape is
M. vexator.
Landscape uses:
Fruit-bearing
shrub or small tree. Fruits resemble purple grapes. Propagate by layering, by
approach-grafting, by veneer grafting, and by seeds.
Seeds have multiple embryos.
Slow-growing. Fruits after about 6
years. Produces two or more crops
per year in Florida. Fruits follow
flowering quickly. May need added iron on alkaline soil.
Must be well drained.
Internet sources
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/jaboticabas.html
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg335
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Botanical
name
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English
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FL native
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Growth form
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Flowering
season
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Typical
dimensions
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Suggested
spacing
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Cultural
conditions
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Problems
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Myrciaria
cauliflora
and related
species
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Jaboticaba
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Exotic
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Shrub or Tree
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Two or more
flushes per year
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Variable
depending on selection. Usually large shrubs or small trees. Usually <
15’ in FL
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SU-PS
ME
WD
CT-
Best soil is deep, rich, drained.
AT- (prefers acid)
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Affected by
weather extremes.
Fungal problems
on fruits
Fruit eaten by
wildlife
Rats?
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