COMMON NAMES: JITÓ OR SWEET WOLF FRUIT OR GUARAMBÁ ARBÓREO

IN THE LANGUAGE OF TUPÍ IS GUARAMBÁ “FOOD FOR THE MANED WOLF”.

SCIENTIFIC NAME: SOLANUM GRANDIFLORUM

FAMILY OF SOLANACEAE

COMMENTS: THE JITÓ OR SWEET WOLF FRUIT IS ONE 2 TO 5 METRES TALL TREE AND OCCURS IN THE SAVANNAHS OF MINAS GERAIS AND GOIAS. IN THE NURSERY OF FRUTAS RARAS I CULTIVATE ONE TREELIKE VARIETY, WHICH HAS FRUITS OF TO 15 CM OF DIAMETER AND OF THE WEIGHT OF 400 TO

600 GRAMS WITH THIN SKIN AND SWEET PULP WHICH REMEMBERS IN THE TASTE OF APPLE AND PEAR, OPTIMAL FOR CONSUMING IN NATURA OR TO PRODUCT JUICE.

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