rhamphotheca:The Brazilian Jabuticaba tree (Plinia cauliflora) well and truly takes advantage of all
rhamphotheca:The Brazilian Jabuticaba tree (Plinia cauliflora) well and truly takes advantage of all the surface area on its trunk by growing its sweet, grape-like fruits all over.* This syndrome of growing fruit on the trunk is called cauliflory, and is believed to have evolved to make fruit more accessible to gound based frugivorous animals. The fruits are a popular food for humans in parts of South America, and have a wide variety of preparations and uses. (- Paxon)Images: Bruno.karklis and Anderson S Silva (bit.ly/1sXHwip)(via: ScienceAlert!) -- source link