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{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen
| name = Jabuticaba
| image =Myrciaria cauliflora1.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Myrtales]]
| familia = [[Myrtaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Myrciaria]]''
| species = '''''M. cauliflora'''''
| binomial = ''Myrciaria cauliflora''
| binomial_authority = ([[Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius|Mart.]]) O.Berg
}}
The '''Jabuticaba''' (also called '''Brazilian Grape Tree''', Jaboticaba, Jabotica, Guaperu, Guapuru, Hivapuru, Sabará and Ybapuru) is a [[fruit]]-bearing [[tree]] native to [[Brazil]]. The fruit is purplish black, with a white pulp; it can be eaten raw or be used to make jellies and drinks (plain juice or wine).

The fruit tree (named ''jabuticabeira'' in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]) has red leaves when young, turning green posteriorly. Its flowers are white and grow directly from its [[trunk]].
[[Image:Myrciaria cauliflora2.jpg|200px|thumb|left]]

The jabuticaba (''Myrciaria cauliflora'' (Mart.) O.Berg. [Myrtaceae]) is a small tree native to the Minas Gerais region near Rio de Janeiro in southern Brazil grown for the purple, grape-like fruits it produces. Traditionally, an astringent decoction of the sun-dried skins has been used as a treatment for hemoptysis, asthma, diarrhea, and gargled for chronic inflammation of the tonsils. The fruit is 3-4 cm in diameter with one to four large seeds, borne directly on the main trunks and branches of the plant, lending a distinctive appearance to the fruiting tree. It has a thick, purple, astringent skin that covers a sweet, white, gelatinous flesh. Common in Brazilian markets, jaboticabas are largely eaten fresh; their popularity has been likened to that of grapes in the US. Fresh fruit may begin to ferment 3 to 4 days after harvest, so they are often used to make jams, tarts, strong wines, and liqueurs.

Several potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory anti-cancer compounds have been isolated from the fruit.<ref>Reynertson KA, Wallace AM, Adachi S, Gil RR, Yang H, Basile MJ, D'Armiento J, Weinstein IB, Kennelly EJ. Bioactive depsides and anthocyanins from jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora). J Nat Prod. 2006 Aug;69(8):1228-30 PMID 16933884 DOI: 10.1021/np0600999</ref>

In Brazil the fruit of several species, namely ''M. jaboticaba'' (Vell.) O.Berg, ''M. tenella'' (DC.) O.Berg, and ''M. trunciflora'' O.Berg, share the same common name.

The name is derived from the [[Old Tupi language|Tupi]] word ''[[Red-footed tortoise|Jabuti]]'' (tortoise) + ''Caba'' (place), meaning the place where you find tortoises.

The fruit is used commercially. In The State of Hawaii, on the Big Island, the fruit is currently used by Volcano Winery[http://www.volcanowinery.com]. Located in Volcano, south of Hilo near Volcano National Park, the winery produces award winning wines made with grapes and non-traditional fruits. The jaboticaba is currently used in the Volcano Red (%25), and Volcano Blush (%50)at Volcano Winery.

==Heraldry==
The tree appears as a [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] in the arms of Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil.[http://www.fotw.net/flags/br-mg-ct.html]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons|Jabuticaba|Jabuticaba}}
*[http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/jaboticaba.html Jaboticaba] California Rare Fruit Growers

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 Myrciaria cauliflora, Berg. Jaboticaba. The best-known species, considered by Barbosa Rodrigues the handsomest of all the Myrtacese. Tree, up to 35 ft.: lvs. elliptical-lanceolate acute at base and apex: calyx- lobes lanceolate, ciliate: fls. shortly pedicellate, produced directly from the bark of the trunk and branches: fr. ½-1½in- diam., globose, purplish violet in color, exocarp astringent. Mountains of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Geraes. Pacific Garden, June 1915, p. 12.

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 '''Adaptation''': In Brazil jaboticabas grow from sea-level to elevations of more than 3,000 ft. Different plants vary markedly in how much frost they can take without severe damage, probably reflecting the species that a given plant belongs to. Some plants can take 24° F or lower and survive; others are damaged at 27° F. In 1917, a young tree at Brooksville, Florida survived a temperature drop to 18° F. with only the foliage and branches killed back. In California jaboticabas have been successfully grown in San Diego, Spring Valley, Bostonia, Encinitas, South Los Angeles and as far north as the San Jose and San Francisco Bay areas. The plant makes a suitable container specimen.
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 '''Location''': Jaboticaba trees are will take full sun or some shade and are small enough fit into many parts of the garden landscape. They are fairly wind tolerant but do not like salty sea air. Small, young trees do best with some protection.
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