Eugenia stipitata
- "Arazá" redirects here. In Colombia, this usually refers to the Strawberry Guava (Psidium littorale = P. cattleianum).
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eugenia |
| Species: | E. stipitata |
| Binomial name | |
| Eugenia stipitata McVaugh | |
Eugenia stipitata (Araza, Portuguese common names araçá, araçá-boi Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐɾɐˈsa ˈboj], Spanish common name arazá) is a fruit tree native to Amazon Rainforest vegetation in Brazil,Colombia and Ecuador. It has recalcitrant seeds which should not be grown in soil, but prefer semi-rotting wood. In any case, germanation is very slow, and may take 3-6 months. Colombia The fruit is distinctive and very appealing and it is usually used to make juice or for culinary purposes such as making jam. It is cultivated in California, but is not very commercially exploited due to the poor shipping ability of the fruits. Some are large (up to 750g).
The trees are small to medium sized and tolerate some flooding[1] and droughts of up to 2 months. They are hermaphroditic (possibly allogamous) and there is considerable interest in further developing the crop through selective breeding.
See also
- List of plants of Amazon Rainforest vegetation of Brazil
References
- J.E. Hernándo Bermejo and J. León (eds.). (1994) Neglected Crops: 1492 from a Different Perspective. Plant Production and Protection Series No. 26. FAO, Rome, Italy. p. 229-237.
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