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Tag: Plinia

Jaboticaba has some tasty cousins

April 21, 2018

Purple jaboticaba is a rising star in the fruit world in Florida. This Brazilian tree which sprouts delicious grape-like fruits directly out of the trunk used to be grown here only in the yards of a few rare fruit collectors and Brazilian expats, and it is now slowly working its way towards the widespread cultivation … More Jaboticaba has some tasty cousins

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First fruiting of my red jaboticaba tree

March 22, 2018

After about two years in the ground, the red jaboticaba tree in my greenhouse is now ripening a few fruits for the first time – very exciting. Jaboticaba is in the Myrtaceae fruit family, and is native to Brazil, where it appears to be wildly popular, judging by the way every Brazilian I talk to … More First fruiting of my red jaboticaba tree

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Fruits Listed by Plant Family

Anacardiaceae (Cashew Family):  Mangoes, cashew, mombins, jun plum, jocote, wani, etc

Annonaceae (Custard-Apple Family):  Cherimoya, guanabana, custard-apple, sweetsop, sugar-apple, Rollinia, biriba, pawpaw, etc

Apocynaceae – (Milkweed Family):  Carissa, Natal plum, mangaba, pitabu, sorva

Arecaceae – (Palm Family):   Coconut, pejibaye, African oil palm, American oil palm, Butia palm, maraja palm, etc

Burseraceae (Gumbo-Limbo Family):  Dabai, safou/butterfruit, pili nut

Cactaceae (Cactus Family):  Prickly-pear, dragon fruit, pitaya, Peruvian apple-cactus

Caricaceae (Papaya Family):  Papaya, babaco

Chrysobalanaceae (Coco Plum family):  Coco Plum, sunsapote, egg nut

Clusiaceae/Guttiferae (Mangosteen Family):  Mangosteen, mammee-apple, charichuela, imbe, bacuri, madrono, cherapu, etc

Ebenaceae  (Ebony Family):  Asian persimmon, American persimmon, chocolate pudding fruit, etc

Ericaceae (Heath family):  Blueberry, cranberry, sparkleberry

Euphorbiaceae – (Euphorbia Family):

Fabaceae – (Bean Family):

Fagaceae (Oak family)

Juglandaceae (Walnut Family)

Lauraceae (Avocado Family)

Malpighiaceae (Acerola Family)

Meliaceae (Neem family)

Moraceae (Mulberry Family):  Mulberries, jackfruit, fig, breadfruit, marang, tarap, chempedak, African breadnut, Maya nut, che, etc

Musaceae (Banana Family)

Myrtaceae (Myrtle Family):  Guava, Surinam cherry, pitomba, grumichama, jaboticaba, wax-apple, etc

Olacaceae, (Olax family)

Oleaceae, olive family

Oxalidaceae (Oxalis Family):  Carambola/starfruit, bilimbi

Passifloraceae, passionfruit family

Protea Family (Proteaceae)

Punicaceae, Pomegranate Family

Rhamnaceae, Jujube family

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Rutaceae (Citrus family)

Sapindaceae, (Litchi Family)

Sapotaceae (Sapote Family)

Sterculiaceae, (Chocolate family)

Vitaceae (Grape Family)

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