12. JabuticabaMyrciaria cauliflora 嘉寶果（拉丁名：Myrciaria cauliflora）

Jabuticaba, or the Brazilian grape tree, is a very strange plant native to the South Eastern parts of Brazil. What makes this plant so strange is that it fruits from its trunk. No, I did not make that up, and no the picture has not been photo shopped. Initially, yellowish white flowers will appear all over the trunk and main branches, these flowers will then turn into fruit, about 3 – 4cm in diameter. Inside the thick purple skin is the soft gelatinous flesh of the fruit, along with 1 – 4 black seeds. The fruit is sweet and can be eaten as is or made into a wine or liqueur. Unfortunately, the fruit does not keep long when off the tree and will start to ferment after about 3 or 4 days.

嘉寶果，又稱巴西樹葡萄，原產于巴西東南地區，它是一種非常奇怪的植物，果實直接長在樹干上。不，不，不，上面這張圖片可不是偽造的，絕對沒有PS過。最初，整個樹干和主枝上都會開滿黃白色的花，花朵最終變成果實，直徑約3到4厘米。在厚厚的紫色果皮內是軟軟的凝膠狀果肉和1至4粒黑色的種子。果實很甜，可以直接食用或釀制果酒和利口酒。不幸的是，果實從樹上落下后不能保存太長時間，3到4天后就開始發酵。