Species

Common names

Height (m)

Fruit size (cm)

Skin / pulp color

Notable cultivars

Uses

Plinia aureana

Jabuticaba Branca

2-3.

Evergreen.

2

green / translucent.

Mainly fruits in Spring and Summer.

Branca Lisa

The fruits are very appreciated in their natural state and can also be used in jam. The plant can be grown in pots.

Plinia cauliflora

Jabuticaba Paulista

3-6.

Semi-deciduous.

3

purple / pink.

Fruits in Spring and Summer.

Otto Andersen

The fruits are primarily consumed fresh and very popular. There are numerous products derived from them, such as jellies, sweets, brandies, liqueurs, etc.

Plinia coronata

Jabuticaba Coroada

3-10

Evergreen.

3-5

black with apex “crown” / white.

Sets fruit in Spring.

Carijó de Barbacena

The highly prized fruits are the largest among all the jabuticabas; they also have the highest pulp yield. Consumed natural or in sweets.

Plinia edulis

Cambucá

5-10

Evergreen.

6.5.

Precocious.

orange / orange. Matures in Summer.

Cambucá is consumed fresh or in jam and is considered an excellent Myrtaceae.

Plinia grandifolia

Jabuticabatuba

4-8

Evergreen.

2.5

purple / pink-tinged.

Fall and Spring crops.

Fruits are sweet to sour in taste and consumed fresh or in the form of jams and jellies.

Plinia inflata

Mulchi.

4-10.

Evergreen, native to Ecuador.

9, pyriform

yellow  orange / white.

Matures mid-summer.

The fruits are eaten fresh and are highly appreciated by those who have tried them; they can also be used as juice or jelly. The tree has ornamental attributes.

Plinia jaboticaba

Jabuticaba Sabará

6-9.

Semi-deciduous.

2.25

dark purple / white.

Matures late Spring.

Pingo de Mel (Flavor reminiscent of S. jambos)

The fruits, which are highly appreciated, are consumed in natura and in the form of jams, jellies, wines and liqueurs, products rich in anthocyanins and considered beneficial to health.

Plinia martinellii

Jabuticabarana

4-12.

Evergreen rainforest plant.

2

black / brown.

Fruits in late Winter.

The fruits are consumed in nature and can also be used in jellies; provide food for several birds in the forest.

Plinia nana

Jabuticaba Anā

0.5-1.5.

Evergreen shrub.

1.75.

Fruit in 3-5 years.

purple-red / watery.

Matures in Spring.

The fruits are eaten raw and appreciated, despite the lack of pulp. The plant is grown in pots and bonsai.

Plinia oblongata

Jabuticaba Azeda

4-6.

Evergreen.

3.5

dark purple / white.

Spring and Summer crops.

It is a native fruit tree rarely cultivated; the fruits are consumed fresh, as well as in the form of jellies and sweets. Azeda ≡ sour.

Plinia phitrantha

Jabuticaba Costada

4-7.

Semi-deciduous.

2.5

purple / white.

Spring and Summer crops.

Sapucaia (almost seedless)

It is a jabuticaba tree occasionally cultivated in domestic orchards in the Southeast region of the country; the fruits are consumed fresh, as well as in the form of jellies and sweets.

Plinia rivularis

Guaburiti, Guaboreti, Guapuriti, Cambucá Peixoto, Jaboticabaran

6-10.

Evergreen.

2

red / pink.

Easily separates from seed.

Matures in Fall.

It is occasionally cultivated in domestic orchards (mainly in the southern region) and by collectors in the rest of the country. Fruits are mainly consumed fresh and are highly appreciated. With the skin and pulp, jams, and juices are prepared, with good acceptance. (rivularis ≡ that inhabits small brooks or rivulets)

Plinia spiritosantensis

Jabuticaba Veludo, Jabuticaba Peluda de Cruz, Jabuticaba Peluda Capixaba

3-6.

Evergreen.

2.75.

Clones of fruiting plants yield in 7-8 years.

purple / white

The fruits are eaten fresh and are highly appreciated. The combination of resistant and velvety peel with the perfect acid-sweet balance in the pulp flavor gives the species a prominent place among the best jabuticabas.

Plinia trunciflora

Jabuticaba de Cabinho

4-8.

Evergreen.

2.75.

Fruit in 7+ years.

purple / white.

Matures mid-summer.

Grumixama

The fruits are consumed in the same way as other species of jabuticabas.

Plinia sp. ‘Caipirinha’

Jabuticaba Caipirinha

2 m H, 5 m W

2

dark purple / white

Fruit tree occasionally cultivated in domestic orchards in the region of origin and in collections in the rest of the country, in addition to being frequent in nature; the fruits are consumed locally in the same way as other jabuticabas. The plant has special value for bonsai.