Common Names:Amazonian Pear, Araza (in Spanish), Araca (in Portuguese), Araca Boi (in Portuguese)
Botanical Name: Eugenia Stipitata
General Information: Native to the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil, Colombia, and EcuadorIt belongs to the guava family.
The fruit is commonly known as Araza Boi. The fruit has an intense orangish-yellow hue. It is large, round, and smooth with a bubbly texture.
It has a distinctive sweet and sour flavor. Typically, the fruit ripens in the fall and has a rich fruity aroma. Araza Boi is highly adaptable due to its pleasing aroma, flavor, color, and texture.
Nutritional Content:
Potassium and nitrogen, Vitamins and minerals, Fiber for regulating the digestive tract. Vitamin E for cell protection against free radical damage, Potassium for maintaining fluid balance in the body.
Cultivation Information:
Bloom Time/Fruiting: 3 Years
Maintenance Required: Moderate
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Planting and Care
More cold-sensitive, won’t tolerate a freeze. Moderate water is preferable to avoid root problems and leaf chlorosis.
Special Feature
Good source of vitamins and minerals, contains a high level of nitrogen and potassium, very high in vitamin C content.
Uses/Benefits
Very versatile due to its pleasant smell, flavour, colour, texture. Used for ornamental purposes. fruit can be processed into juices, nectars, marmalades, ice-creams, desserts, jellies.
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