Plinia phitrantha (Kiaersk.) Sobral

A small tree. It loses many leaves during the year. It grows 4-7 m tall. The leaves are papery and 4-14 cm long. There are hairs underneath the leaf. The flowers are heaped in clusters along the trunk and old leafless branches. They have scale like bracts. The fruit are round and ribbed. They are dark red and have a smooth pulp.

A tropical plant. It grows in humid lower mountain forests in Brazil.

The fruit are eaten fresh. They are also used for jellies.

Plants are grown from seed. The seeds are collected from ripe fruit that have been allowed to partly decompose in plastic bags and removed from the pulp under running water. Seeds need to be planted fresh. Seedlings emerge in 40-50 days.