“Agility”
Scale 1:10
Mixed media
8″ tall
Model for a Sculpture
“Agility” presents Capororoca
Capororoca is the proposed tree for the third station of the park. Its scientific name is Rapanea ferruginea, and it belongs to the Myrsinaceae family.
The name Capororoca has its origin in “caá y pororog”, expression which means “herb that pops” in the Guarany Indians language.
Since it has small and round fruits, which sprout at the trunk surface, it is also known in Brazil as the olive-of-the-forest.
Its fruits change color, during the maturation process. They go from green to yellowish, later they get a magenta hue, and finally they become black, when they are ripe.
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