''Eugenia victoriana'' is a small South American
fruit tree of the genus ''
Eugenia''. Its
common name
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s include guayabilla and sundrop.
''Eugenia victoriana'' has the largest fruit of all known ''Eugenia'' species.
The tree first
flowers
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in its third or fourth year. The fruits are orange-colored, and have sour flesh and two to four large seeds.
See also
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Chicha
''Chicha'' is a fermented (alcoholic) or non-fermented beverage of Latin America, emerging from the Andes and Amazonia regions. In both the pre- and post-Spanish conquest periods, corn beer (''chicha de jora'') made from a variety of maize land ...
, a South American drink sometimes prepared with guayabilla fruit
References
victoriana
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Trees of Brazil
Trees of Colombia
Crops originating from Colombia
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