COMMON NAME: GUATARIA ODER PINDAUVA PRETA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: GUATTERIA NIGRESCENS

FAMILY OF ANNONACEAE

COMMENTS:  ONE 3 TO 5 METRES TALL SHRUB, ORGINATES FROM THE UNDERWOOD OF THE FORESTS.

SEMI-DECIDUOUS, WHERE IT SELDOM DOES SHOW, THEN SCATTERED ON SOME PLACES AND DISPLACES FROM OTHER PLACES COMPLETELY. THE FRUITS RIPEN FROM DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY, THE DRUPES MEASURE 1 CM OF DIAMETER, ARE VERY TASTY, ARE MELTING IN THE MOUTH AND SEEDS OF THE LENGTH OF 4 TO 5 MM ARE REMAINING. THIS NEW AND INTERESTING FRUIT WAS DISCOVERED BY US CULTIVATED IN THE SHADOW IN JANUARY 2012. WE GROW PLANTS OF THIS SPECIES FROM SEED.

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