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RHEEDIA BRASILIENSIS Bakupari, Pacura
A shrub or small tree from the West Indies, quite cold hardy (to 32°F). This excellent landscape tree, native to Rio de Janeiro, is evergreen and slow growing. The plum-sized, sharply pointed, oval fruit has a tough orange skin surrounding white, translucent flesh of subacid flavor that contains two seeds. It is eaten fresh or in preserves and jams. Propagated by seed.
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