Abstract

The Jaboticaba, (Myrciaria cauliflora, Berg), known as black pearl fruit and grape of the trees in China. Native to South America, mainly in south-central Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. Also grown in South Florida (U.S.), Caribbean, Venezuela, Peru and China (Mainland). The fruit stands out in the popular preference due to the sweetness of the fruits which makes the consumption in natura viable. Chosen as a suggestion of recovery and revitalization of the landscape of small urban area degraded by human intervention. From tasty fruits like tropical grapes, their flowers sprout on the trunk and on the main branches, and sometimes on the new branches. It presents small white flowers, of small pollen and yellow that emits a delicious fragrance. Once formed, the Jaboticaba will leave the central bed with lush environment presents good shading, delicious fruits to be enjoyed for human consumption and local wildlife, such as wild birds and hares.

Highlights

  • The jaboticaba is a delicious fruit indigenous to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina

  • It was tried to describe the main species of jaboticaba found in South America

  • Its commercial production in Brazil, the United States of America and China. It is suggested the planting of the jaboticaba tree, in a plot of land, in a residential plot, where it is degraded by human expansion and occupation, in the small town of Bela Vista do Paraíso, in the northern pioneer state of Paraná region South of Brazil

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Summary

Introduction

The jaboticaba is a delicious fruit indigenous to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina. Its commercial production in Brazil, the United States of America and China It is suggested the planting of the jaboticaba tree, in a plot of land, in a residential plot, where it is degraded by human expansion and occupation, in the small town of Bela Vista do Paraíso, in the northern pioneer state of Paraná region South of Brazil. The jaboticaba is native to the subtropical areas of Brazil and is planted commercially around Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Paraná and other provinces where there is an excellent large market for the fruit [3, 4, 5, 6]. In California jaboticaba’s have been successfully grown in San Diego, Spring Valley, Marcia Regina Risso Gobato et al.: Planting of Jaboticaba Trees for Landscape Repair of Degraded Area. The tree can be used as an ornamental specimen or for hedges. [14, 15]

Common Names
Botanical Description
Scientific Classification
Main Species
Myrciaria cauliflora var Sabara Botanical Name
Myrciara glazioviana Botanical Name
Plinia cauliflora x Aureana Botanical Name
Myrciara coronate Botanical Name
Production in Brazil
Jaboticaba Cake
Jaboticaba Ice Cream
Liquor
Methods of Tree Planting
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