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Scientific Name: Eugenia stipitata

Family: Myrtaceae (Myrtaceae).

Common names: araçá mango, yogurt plant, yogurt tree, Amazonian guava, ubá caxi, araçá açu.

Origin: Native to the Amazon region.

From the guava and jaboticaba family, it is a shrubby fruit tree about three meters high, native to the Western Amazon, usually cultivated in Brazil, Peru and Bolivia. 

The plant is a shrub about three meters high, with branches from the ground. Its fruit is yellowish when ripe, contains an average of 11 seeds and weighs up to 450 grams.

It grows well in low-fertility soils with a pH of around 4.0 to 4.5 and in regions with an average rainfall of between 1,700 mm and 3,150 mm per year and an average temperature of around 25 ºC.

The pulp of the fruit is soft and juicy, with a pleasant smell and acidic taste, and can be used for soft drinks, ice cream, custard and others.

 

 

 

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