Eugenia Flamingensis

Seeds were imported from Brazil. Eugenia flamingensis is a species of plant from the Myrtaceae family. The native range of this species is Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). It is a shrub or tree and grows primarly in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is harvested from the wild for its edible fruit. The thin-skinned fruit has a very succulent pulp with a sweet, pleasant flavour. They can be consumed raw and are also used to make juices and ice cream. This is a Cauliflorous Eugenia, it will flower and fruit on the trunk and branches like a Jaboticaba. Seeds will be shipped in humid vermiculite.