Jaboticaba

Plinia cauliflora

Family: Myrtaceae

Fruit Tree
Slow-Growing
Full Sun to Part Shade

Pet & Human Safety

People: No hazard foundPets: Not on the ASPCA lists as we read them

Human edibility

Edible

Edible parts

fruit (raw or cooked; fresh, juiced, jams, liquor)

Hazardous parts

No hazardous parts found.

Preparation

none stated in the sources used

Hazard type

Not yet checked.

Hazard route

not applicable

How complete this information is

The safety information on this page is partial. Where a source covers a point, it is shown; where none does, the page says so.

Toxic to pets

No ASPCA entry found.

Absence of a stated hazard in three UF/IFAS horticultural pages is not the same as a health-authority safety finding. Not assessed does not mean safe.

ASPCA has no page for this plant, and no other source we use covers it. That is not a statement that it is safe. Keep dogs, cats and horses from eating it.

Poison control

If someone has collapsed, cannot be woken, is having a seizure or has trouble breathing, call 911 now. For any other possible poisoning, call Poison Help: 1-800-222-1222.

Emergency number source: U.S. federal law (47 U.S.C. § 251(e)(3)), read 2026-10-07.

Naturalist Lore

Historical Background & Breeding Lore

The history of this plant and its name, and how it was bred, where we have them.

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Care

Hardiness zones: Two UF/IFAS sources disagree: EDIS HS1519 says zones 9a-11; Gardening Solutions says 10a-11b. Neither range is quoted here as more authoritative than the other: both are UF/IFAS's own words, just from different pages, and are shown as given.
Water needs: high
Mature size: Three UF/IFAS sources differ: EDIS HS1519 says 10-15 ft; Gardening Solutions says no more than 16 ft in Florida; the Broward County blog says it rarely exceeds 8-10 ft. The sources differ, so all three are shown.
Where it comes from: Brazil; grown in Florida as a slow-growing ornamental/fruiting tree.

Soil & Drainage

Pruning & Flush Rhythm

Feeding Schedule

How to prepare the soil, when and what to feed, and how and when to prune where that applies.

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