Eugenia Dichroma - PITANGA-DE-LAGARTO

Seeds were imported from Brazil.

info was found here: https://www.colecionandofrutas.com.br/eugeniadichroma.htm?fbclid=IwAR1FbxhQNK953rWzcRG9XY8a3C0fS3yfUvJE3cKdMjD0EwguZ_S-9mVfzVk

Endemic to the coastal restinga forest biome and its most significant occurrence is in the state of Espirito Santo and north of Rio de Janeiro; and may also appear in some areas of northeastern Brazil. The species was found by my friend Klaus Schneider, in the restingas of Espirito Santo in 2018 and from the seeds I formed seedlings and planted 2 plants on 12/17/2019. The fruits received were reddish, but here when they started producing in 2022 the fruits came out orange in color. This color change can occur depending on soil chemistry and patterns. Fruits from December to January. The plant can be cultivated in landscape projects as an ornamental and cannot be missing in the recovery of degraded areas, as its fruits feed bird fauna. The flowers appear in large numbers at the beginning of spring, are aromatic and have great melliferous potential. The fruits can be harvested manually when they are lying on the ground under the plant's canopy. It can be consumed fresh, just by sucking the pulp, the skin and the membrane that surrounds the seeds have a bitter taste. The best way to use the fruits of this species is to manually pulp them through a sieve and a little water as shown in the photo above. Around 3 kg of pulped ripe fruit in a container with 2 liters of water can yield 2 liters of concentrated juice. Use 100 ml to make 1 liter of juice which is very refreshing and nutritious with a taste reminiscent of fanta. The concentrated pulp can be used to make juices, gelatins and cakes.

Seeds will be shipped in humid vermiculite.