Plinia peruviana

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Plinia peruviana
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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
Synonyms [1]
  • Eugenia caulifloraMiq. [Illegitimate]
  • Eugenia guapuriumDC. [Illegitimate]
  • Eugenia rabenianaKiaersk.
  • Guapurium fruticosumSpreng.
  • Guapurium peruvianumPoir.
  • Myrciaria guapurium(DC.) O.Berg [Illegitimate]
  • Myrciaria peruviana(Poir.) Mattos
  • Myrciaria peruviana var. trunciflora(O.Berg) Mattos
  • Myrciaria truncifloraO.Berg
  • Plinia trunciflora(O.Berg) Kausel

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.

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Description

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]

Uses

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]

Related Research Articles

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Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs in the flowering plant family Rosaceae that includes plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and almonds. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, being native to the North American temperate regions, the neotropics of South America, and temperate and tropical regions of Eurasia and Africa, There are about 340 accepted species as of March 2024. Many members of the genus are widely cultivated for their fruit and for decorative purposes. Prunus fruit are drupes, or stone fruits. The fleshy mesocarp surrounding the endocarp is edible while the endocarp itself forms a hard, inedible shell called the pyrena. This shell encloses the seed, which is edible in some species, but poisonous in many others. Besides being eaten off the hand, most Prunus fruit are also commonly used in processing, such as jam production, canning, drying, and the seeds for roasting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Polyphenol</span> Class of chemical compounds

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<i>Rubus idaeus</i> Red raspberry

Rubus idaeus is a red-fruited species of Rubus native to Europe and northern Asia and commonly cultivated in other temperate regions.

<i>Myrciaria dubia</i> Species of plant in the family Myrtaceae

Myrciaria dubia, commonly known as camu-camu, caçari, araçá-d'água, or camocamo, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a small bushy riverside tree from the Amazon rainforest in Peru and Brazil, which grows to a height of 3–5 m (9.8–16.4 ft) and bears a red/purple cherry-like fruit. It is a close relative of the false jaboticaba and the guavaberry or rumberry. As much as 2 to 3% of the fresh fruit by weight is vitamin C.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Food browning</span> Food process

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<i>Physalis peruviana</i> Species of cultivated South American fruit

Physalis peruviana is a species of plant in the nightshade family (Solanaceae) native to Chile and Peru. Within that region, it is called aguaymanto, uvilla or uchuva, in addition to numerous indigenous and regional names. In English, its common names include Cape gooseberry, goldenberry and Peruvian groundcherry.

<i>Solanum lycocarpum</i> Species of flowering plant

Solanum lycocarpum, or wolf apple, is common in the Brazilian savanna, the Cerrado ecoregion. The plant is called lobeira or fruta-do-lobo in Portuguese.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cauliflory</span> Botanical term referring to plants that flower from their main stems

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jabuticaba</span> Tree in the family Myrtaceae

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antioxidant effect of polyphenols and natural phenols</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anthocyanin</span> Class of plant-based pigments

Anthocyanins, also called anthocyans, are water-soluble vacuolar pigments that, depending on their pH, may appear red, purple, blue, or black. In 1835, the German pharmacist Ludwig Clamor Marquart named a chemical compound that gives flowers a blue color, Anthokyan, in his treatise "Die Farben der Blüthen". Food plants rich in anthocyanins include the blueberry, raspberry, black rice, and black soybean, among many others that are red, blue, purple, or black. Some of the colors of autumn leaves are derived from anthocyanins.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Husk</span> Outer shell or coating of a seed

Husk in botany is the outer shell or coating of a seed. In the United States, the term husk often refers to the leafy outer covering of an ear of maize (corn) as it grows on the plant. Literally, a husk or hull includes the protective outer covering of a seed, fruit, or vegetable.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Passion fruit (fruit)</span> Fruit of several passion flower species

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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.

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 coronata, commonly known as jaboticaba coroada, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to south-eastern Brazil. The tree grows to between 4 and 12 metres tall, and produces purple, edible fruit, which is between 25 and 30mm in diameter.

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.

References

  1. "Plinia peruviana (Poir.) Govaerts". The Plant List. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. "Plinia peruviana". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. Wua, Shi-Biao; Longa, Chunlin; Kennelly, Edward (2013). "Phytochemistry and health benefits of jaboticaba, an emerging fruitcrop from Brazil" (PDF). Food Research International. 54: 148–159. doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2013.06.021.
  4. "Jabuticaba para todos os gostos" (in Portuguese). Revista Natureza. June 13, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  5. Susy Silveira, Sheila; Francisco Sant’Anna-Santos, Bruno; Degenhardt-Goldbach, Juliana; Quoirin, Marguerite (2020). "Somatic embryogenesis from mature split seeds of jaboticaba (Plinia peruviana (Poir) Govaerts)". Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy. 42.
  6. Wiszovaty, Lourdes; Caballero, Silvia; Oviedo, Cristian; Ozuna, Fernanda; Mereles, Laura (August 6, 2020). Plinia peruviana "Yvapurũ" Fruits and Marmalade from Paraguay: Autochthon Products with Antioxidant Potential. 2nd International Conference of Ia ValSe-Food Network. Lisbon, Portugal. doi: 10.3390/proceedings2020053009 . Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  7. Pitz, Heloisa da S.; Pereira, Aline; Blasius, Mayara B.; Voytena, Ana Paula L.; Affonso, Regina C. L.; Fanan, Simone; Trevisan, Adriana C. D.; Ribeiro-do-Valle, Rosa M.; Maraschin, Marcelo (2016-08-18). "In Vitro Evaluation of the Antioxidant Activity and Wound Healing Properties of Jaboticaba (Plinia peruviana) Fruit Peel Hydroalcoholic Extract". Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2016: e3403586. doi: 10.1155/2016/3403586 . ISSN   1942-0900. PMC   5007430 .
  8. Di Maio, Gaetano; Pittia, Paola; Mazzarino, Letícia; Maraschin, Marcelo; Kuhnen, Shirley (2019-03-01). "Cow milk enriched with nanoencapsulated phenolic extract of jaboticaba (Plinia peruviana)". Journal of Food Science and Technology. 56 (3): 1165–1173. doi:10.1007/s13197-019-03579-y. ISSN   0975-8402. PMC   6423216 . PMID   30956296.
  9. Waller, Stefanie; Peter, Cristina; Hoffmann, Jéssica; Cleff, Marlete; de Faria, Renata; Zani, João (2020). "Jabuticaba [Plinia peruviana (Poir.) Govaerts]: a Brazilian fruit with a promising application against itraconazole-susceptible and -resistant Sporothrix brasiliensis". Natural Product Research. 35 (24): 5988–5992. doi:10.1080/14786419.2020.1810034. PMID   32840143. S2CID   221309051 . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  10. Franscescon, F.; Mazon, S.C.; Bertoncello, K.T. (2018). "Protective role of jaboticaba Plinia peruviana peel extract in copper-induced cytotoxicity in Allium cepa". Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25 (35): 35322–35329. doi:10.1007/s11356-018-3420-1. PMID   30341761. S2CID   53009912 . Retrieved December 21, 2020.