Jaboticaba

Also known as Brazilian Grapetree, Jabuticaba, Guaperu

Jaboticaba displays a striking botanical phenomenon known as cauliflory, producing thousands of small, filamentous white blossoms directly along its trunk and major boughs. The smooth, papery bark peels away in irregular patches throughout the year, revealing a pale, mottled underbark reminiscent of a guava tree. In its native Atlantic forest ecosystems, the tree's unusual trunk-fruiting habit provides accessible nourishment to an array of canopy birds and climbing mammals that disperse its seeds.