| Plinia peruviana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Plinia |
| Species: | P. peruviana |
| Binomial name | |
| Plinia peruviana (Poir.) Govaerts | |
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Plinia peruviana, commonly known as jabuticaba cabinho (small stemmed jabuticaba) in Brazil, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to central, South America.
Plinia peruviana is a tree that grows to between 4 and 14 metres tall, and is usually found in mixed araucaria forests, on alluvial plains and in open forest. [2] It produces edible fruit, between 18 and 25 mm in diameter, which is dark-purple in colour. [3] Unlike other Jabuticabas the fruits of Plinia peruviana are connected to the tree by long stems, resembling cherries. [4]
Fruits can be eaten fresh or made into jelly, juice, wine or liqueur. [5] Research has shown that the fruit has potential uses as a dye, flavoring or antioxidant. [6]
Studies have found that the jaboticaba fruit can serve as a wound healing agent on L929 fibroblasts cell line, likely due to its antioxidant activity. [7] Jaboticaba has been used as a traditional natural medicine to treat skin irritations, diarrhea, etc. [ citation needed ]
It has also been found that extracts of the jaboticaba's peel can enrich cows milk with phenolic compounds. Phenolic compounds contain many antioxidants and are a natural part of the human diet. [8] Enrichment of human consumed cow milk may aid in delivering antioxidants to the general population.[ citation needed ]
Extract from the fruit peel has been shown to be antifungal [9] and protect against copper toxicity. [10]
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