Cambuca
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| Plinia edulis |
Plinia edulis (formerly Marlierea edulis) is the scientific name for a tree called Cambucá, that grows wild in Brazil in the coastal rainforest regions around the Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
The name is derived from the local native word for jar, "cambuci", due to the tree's fruit resembling a type of water container which some would say is "flying saucer" shaped. The fruit's coloration is yellowy-green, size is 6 cm. in diameter and taste is sweet-sour. A member of the Myrtle and Eucalyptus family, the tree can grow to a height of thirty feet and propagation is by seed.
[edit] External links
- (Portuguese)Árvores do Brasil
[edit] References
- Oxford Companion to Food (1999) "Cambuca" p. 127.
