Arazá-banana

[Madridje]

Hi guys looking for Arazá-banana seeds or seedlings. Please let me know if you have any for sale or know of any leads.

Thank you in advance !

[K-Rimes]

I have a few fruits hanging around on mine that may or may not get to completion. I can send you scion wood too if you have a guajava, I have had success grafting it onto that.

[Kent01]

Is this same as Arazá-boi  (Eugenia stipitata). Thanks

[K-Rimes]

No, it’s a psidium which I have a feeling is australe or related to it.

[Madridje]

@ K- Rimes:

For sure I’ll hit you up for more details, appreciate the response!

@Kent01:

I’m not too certain, but it looks probable that it may not be the same fruit I’m referring to.

[SDPirate]

These common names seem to overlap with different species.  I also see Psidium Robustum sometimes referred to as banana guava.

[K-Rimes]

These common names seem to overlap with different species.  I also see Psidium Robustum sometimes referred to as banana guava.

I’ve heard robustum is awful eating. This “araza banana” is also known as “skittles” by another collector, and that’s really what it tastes like. It is a sweet and tasty little thing, super productive and stays small and spreading. Being that it grafted to guajava it’s likely or can hybridize and get bigger. Waiting for my graft onto guajava to fruit and I’ll grow the seeds out.

I too am frustrated by the new names for species, but I’m becoming extremely suspicious that almost any psidiums can hybridize.

[Lumi-Ukko]

Can anyone confirm the scientific name for the fruit being discussed here? I was under the impression it was Eugenia stipitata but some comments suggest not.  I have the option to buy an Araza tree but I am curious now to which one it might be.

[K-Rimes]

Can anyone confirm the scientific name for the fruit being discussed here? I was under the impression it was Eugenia stipitata but some comments suggest not.  I have the option to buy an Araza tree but I am curious now to which one it might be.

Araça-boi is eugenia stipitata. It is a massive super sour fruit, like the size of a baseball.

Araza is the common name for guavas (psidiums) in Argentina, where the seeds of "araza-banana" are from, and several other Latin American countries also refer to guavas as arazas.

Araça is the name used for smaller guavas in Brazil, which are often found in the restinga or beach zone. This is different than "goiaba" which is the larger standard tropical guava (guajava) that there is plenty of in Mexico, Asia and North America.

I purchased these seeds in 2019 from Marcos as "araza-banana", and it has fruited the last couple years for me. I have two plants, one fruits well, the other flowers well but has not fruited. The fruit, leaves, and structure seems closest to Psidium Australe, which, funny enough is shown to be native to the Missiones region Marcos Gugliemetti is from. Another collector, Kelly Gabrysch has called this same guava which he did not have a scientific name for "Skittles" Guava because it smells and tastes a bit like Skittles candy. Here's his video on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBjvrg0TJq0

Here is a link to photos of the fruit and plant:

https://florademisiones.blogspot.com/2019/11/psidium-australe-cambess-var-australe.html

[Lumi-Ukko]

Can anyone confirm the scientific name for the fruit being discussed here? I was under the impression it was Eugenia stipitata but some comments suggest not.  I have the option to buy an Araza tree but I am curious now to which one it might be.

Araça-boi is eugenia stipitata. It is a massive super sour fruit, like the size of a baseball.

Araza is the common name for guavas (psidiums) in Argentina, where the seeds of "araza-banana" are from, and several other Latin American countries also refer to guavas as arazas.

Araça is the name used for smaller guavas in Brazil, which are often found in the restinga or beach zone. This is different than "goiaba" which is the larger standard tropical guava (guajava) that there is plenty of in Mexico, Asia and North America.

I purchased these seeds in 2019 from Marcos as "araza-banana", and it has fruited the last couple years for me. I have two plants, one fruits well, the other flowers well but has not fruited. The fruit, leaves, and structure seems closest to Psidium Australe, which, funny enough is shown to be native to the Missiones region Marcos Gugliemetti is from. Another collector, Kelly Gabrysch has called this same guava which he did not have a scientific name for "Skittles" Guava because it smells and tastes a bit like Skittles candy. Here's his video on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBjvrg0TJq0

Here is a link to photos of the fruit and plant:

https://florademisiones.blogspot.com/2019/11/psidium-australe-cambess-var-australe.html

Thank you for the information, all very interesting that there is such variance in the type of tree under the same name.

I'll contact the seller here in Mexico and ask if they have the scientific name or an accurate description of the fruit. He is a reliable grower of unusual exotics and tropical fruit trees so I do trust his information.  It would be awesome if it is the "skittles guava" but I would doubt it is. That said, he does have some very unusual trees, and he knows his guavas so there is a slim chance he has a Psidium Australe.

[K-Rimes]

Off it goes

[hammer524]

Hopping in this thread because my Psidium australe var Australe is going to flower.

Ill report back once it fruits.

[K-Rimes]

Hopping in this thread because my Psidium australe var Australe is going to flower.

Ill report back once it fruits.

The hero we need!