Plinia edulis is the scientific name for a tree called Cambucá, that grows wild in Brazil

Brazil

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 in the coastal rainforest

Rainforest

Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...

 regions around the Brazilian cities of São Paulo

São Paulo

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 and Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

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The name is derived from the local native word for jar, "cambuci", due to the tree's fruit resembling a type of water container which some would say is "flying saucer" shaped. The fruit's coloration is yellowy-green, size is 6 cm. in diameter and taste is sweet-sour. A member of the Myrtus and Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...

family, the tree can grow to a height of thirty feet, and propagation is by seed.