Cauliflory is a botanical term referring to plants that flower and fruit from their main stems or woody trunks, rather than from new growth and shoots. It is rare in temperate regions but common in tropical forests.
Jabuticaba, also spelled Jaboticaba, is the edible fruit of the jabuticabeira or Brazilian grapetree. The purplish-black, white-pulped fruit grows directly on the trunk of the tree, making it an example of 'cauliflory'. It is eaten raw or used to make jellies, jams, juice or wine. The tree, of the family Myrtaceae, is native to the states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Goiás and São Paulo in Brazil. Related species in the genus Myrciaria, often referred to by the same common names, are native to Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Peru and Bolivia.
Plinia edulis is a tree that grows wild in Brazil in the coastal rainforest regions around the Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The fruit's local name is cambucá while the tree is cambucazeiro.
Myrciaria is a genus of large shrubs and small trees described as a genus in 1856. It is native to Central and South America, Mexico, and the West Indies, with many of the species endemic to Brazil. Common names include hivapuru, sabará, and ybapuru.
Myrcia is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae, containing about 765 species as of 2022. They are distributed in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, with centers of diversity in the Brazilian Cerrado and Atlantic Forests ecoregions. Myrcia was first described as a genus in 1827.
Plinia is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to Central and South America as well as the West Indies.
Calycorectes is a genus of plant in family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1856. It is native to South America, southern Mexico, and the Dominican Republic.
Plinia spirito-santensis, commonly known as jabuticaba peluda de cruz or Grimal in the United States, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to broad-leafed coastal forests, at altitude, in eastern Brazil. The plant is a semideciduous shrub or small tree which can grow to between 3 and 6 metres tall. It produces edible deep reddish-purple berries, up to 30mm in diameter. At the apex of the fruit there is a small cross, from which the name derives.
Plinia phitrantha, commonly known as jaboticaba branca or ibatinga , is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais in south-eastern Brazil. The tree grows to between 2 and 7 metres tall, and produces edible fruit, between 10 and 25mm in diameter, which is green in colour due to a lack of anthocyanins in the skin.
Myrciaria glazioviana, the cabeluda, or yellow jaboticaba, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.
Plinia grandifolia, commonly known as jaboticaba graúda, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to south-eastern Brazil, and is found almost exclusively in the under-story of the Atlantic Rainforest. The tree grows to between 4 and 8 metres tall, and produces dark-purple, edible fruit, between 15 and 25mm in diameter.
Plinia peruviana, commonly known as jabuticaba cabinho in Brazil, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to central, South America.
Plinia oblongata, commonly known as jaboticaba azeda, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to south-eastern Brazil. The tree grows to between 4 and 6 metres tall, and produces dark-purple, acidic but edible fruit, which is between 25 and 30mm in diameter.
Plinia complanata, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It was discovered in the coastal forests of São Paulo (state), Brazil and first described in 2002.
Plinia pauciflora, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It was discovered in the coastal forests of São Paulo (state), Brazil and first described in 2002.
Plinia espinhacensis is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the Espinhaço Mountains in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The tree was first described in 2010 and grows up to 5 metres tall.
Plinia rogersiana is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the state of São Paulo in the south-east of Brazil. It is considered critically endangered, possibly extinct.
Plinia rivularis, commonly known as yva poroity, jaboticabarana, jabúriti, guapuriti, cambucá peixoto, jabuticaba de cacho, or piuna is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.
Plinia inflata, commonly known as mulchi in Ecuador or cambucá equatoriano in Brazil, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. The tree is endemic to the Ecuadorian and Brazilian Amazon, grows to between 3 and 4 metres tall, and produces edible yellow-orange fruits. This plant has historically been mistaken for Eugenia subterminalis.
