CANANHÉMA (FROM THE LANGUAGE OF TUPÍ: PERFUME FRUIT TREE) OR PERFUMED FRUIT

SCIENTIFIC NAME: STYRAX POHLII

FAMILY OF STYRACACEAE

COMMENTS: SMALL TREE, ORIGINATED TO SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL; OCCURES ON MOIST SOILS AND ALMOST ALWAYS INSIDE OF FORESTS. IT FORMS ABUNDANT WHITE BEES ATTRACTING FLOWERS AND FRUITS OF THE SIZE OF 1 TO 2 CM. LIGHT BLUEISH AND ATTRACTING BIRDS WHEN RIPEN AND VERY SWEET. CURIOSITY: IF YOU DO SUCK MORE THAN 100 GRAMS OF THESE FRUITS, THEY WILL SMELL LIKE PERFUME!

 

  

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