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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: vitiga on October 06, 2018, 08:00:57 AM

Title: jaboticaba ? id
Post by: vitiga on October 06, 2018, 08:00:57 AM
Hello,

That lovely tree has been fruiting many times but I am still not sure of what it is. Anyone could help me identifying accurately that myrtaceae, thanks. I have grown that tree from fruit seed bought at a local market in Paraguay ( near ciudad del este )years ago. The fruits can get big ( 3 times the size of a classic Jaboticaba ) although the fruit shown in the pictures is small. They taste good but differently from a classic Jabo.


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Title: Re: jaboticaba ? id
Post by: Stevo on October 06, 2018, 08:13:29 AM
Looks to me like Vexator
Title: Re: jaboticaba ? id
Post by: vitiga on October 06, 2018, 08:56:35 PM
Thanks Stevo for the id. I think you are right, it is a vexator.
Title: Re: jaboticaba ? id
Post by: John Travis on October 07, 2018, 04:58:06 PM
Looks to me like Vexator
Agree, Vexator for sure!
Title: Re: jaboticaba ? id
Post by: huertasurbanas on October 07, 2018, 10:23:23 PM
Thanks Stevo for the id. I think you are right, it is a vexator.

Hi, it really looks like vexator BUT! at Paraguay? Ciudad del Este? I was there when I was 15 years old, it is a subtropical place... but the blue jaboticaba grows at Venezuela (tropical climate), 3500 kilometers to the north... so, the paraguayan M. vexator trees should belong to a paraguayan collectionist!