{"id":1219,"date":"2023-12-23T07:58:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T23:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.org.au\/wp\/?page_id=1219"},"modified":"2024-03-04T10:00:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T02:00:19","slug":"eugenia-selloi-neonitida","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/fruit-trees\/eugenia-selloi-neonitida\/","title":{"rendered":"Eugenia selloi (neonitida)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eugenia selloi (neonitida)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pitangatuba, pitangola<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-1929\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-90-1 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-1929 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Eugenia selloi\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_1929\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_1929\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1931 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1931\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/E_selloi_flowers-rotated.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/E_selloi_flowers-rotated-300x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1929 slide-1931\" title=\"many stamens with white anthers\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-1930 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-1930\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pitangatuba_fruit_lisa.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rarefruitclub.au\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pitangatuba_fruit_lisa-300x300.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1929 slide-1930\" title=\"ribbed ripe fruit\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Origin<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>The cerrado and Atlantic forest regions of Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Climate<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>It is adapted to low-lying sub-tropical and tropical open areas with drier conditions than experienced in more western Brazilian forests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plant Description<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>A small <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3344 classtoolTips3344'>perennial<\/span> evergreen bush growing to 2.5m with spreading branches. The opposite leathery entire leaves, 3-5cm long on a short <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3348 classtoolTips3348'>petiole<\/span> and containing oil glands, are <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3256 classtoolTips3256'>glabrous<\/span> dark green on the upper surface and finely <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3374 classtoolTips3374'>pubescent<\/span> lighter colour underneath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Relatives<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Pitangatuba is in the large Myrtaceae family that has &gt;140 genera and &gt;5000 species, with nearly 1000 species in the genus <em>Eugenia.<\/em> Other fruiting relatives in the family include grumichama, rose apple, pitanga, feijoa, jaboticaba and cherry guava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Soils<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019re found on sandy, acidic nutrient-poor soils in Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Propagation<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>By seeds which are <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3381 classtoolTips3381'>recalcitrant<\/span> and slow in germinating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cultivars<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>There are no established <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3199 classtoolTips3199'>cultivars<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flowering and Pollination<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>The single white <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3145 classtoolTips3145'>axillary<\/span> <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3269 classtoolTips3269'>hermaphrodite<\/span> tetramerous sweet-smelling flowers, 2-3cm wide, have numerous <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3417 classtoolTips3417'>stamens<\/span> (&gt;100), white <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3133 classtoolTips3133'>anthers<\/span> and an <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3287 classtoolTips3287'>inferior ovary<\/span> with a small <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3422 classtoolTips3422'>stigma<\/span>; as leaves are opposite there can be 2 flowers per <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3324 classtoolTips3324'>node<\/span>. Flowering occurs from October to November in Brazilian regions at 20-25\u00b0 latitude, with <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3134 classtoolTips3134'>anthesis<\/span> beginning at dawn each day and receptivity lasting up to 2 days. Individual plants are self-incompatible, so either <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3774 classtoolTips3774'>grafting<\/span> different genetic scions or separate plants are needed for successful fertilisation and fruit being carried through to maturity. Fruit set is only 15-20% with open <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3363 classtoolTips3363'>pollination<\/span>; this is not a result of inadequate pollination as there is no increase with cross hand-pollination. Although flowers have many insect visitors, bees are the main pollinators; there are no <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3323 classtoolTips3323'>nectaries<\/span>, so only <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3361 classtoolTips3361'>pollen<\/span> is available to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cultivation<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Not known, but from its native habitat it would seem not to be a nutrient hungry species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wind Tolerance<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>As a small bush this should not be a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pruning<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Standard practice of opening up the foliage to ensure sufficient light penetration throughout the plant would be a good strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Fruit<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>The <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3285 classtoolTips3285'>indehiscent<\/span> oblong fruit is a 6-9 ribbed <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3148 classtoolTips3148'>berry<\/span>, 3-6 X 2-3cm and weight 6-9g, with a thin green skin that turns bright yellow when ripe. There is a thick and fleshy pulp with a bitter sweet taste and a pleasant aroma, usually containing one, more rarely two seeds, 1-2 X 1cm, that separate easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fruit Production and Harvesting<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Fruit are produced from November to January in native areas of Brazil, so probably a little later in the Perth region. Seedlings have a short <span class='tooltipsall tooltip_post_id_3293 classtoolTips3293'>juvenility<\/span> period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fruit Uses<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Fruit are eaten fresh or processed in some way eg juices and jellies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pests and Diseases<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Beetle larvae can grow inside fruit and seeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comments<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>As there\u2019s been little research done on this species in its native environment and none in WA, the best we can do is adopt management practices comparable to better known south American relatives in the genus eg pitanga. To obtain fruit, self-incompatibility will need to be addressed with multiple plants or grafts. It would be quite suitable as a pot plant given its small size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:120px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eugenia selloi (neonitida) Pitangatuba, pitangola Origin The cerrado and Atlantic forest regions of Brazil. Climate It is adapted to low-lying sub-tropical and tropical open areas with drier conditions than experienced in more western Brazilian forests. Plant Description A small perennial evergreen bush growing to 2.5m with spreading branches. 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