Category: The Park
We will now present a new series of sculptures.
They will show up in the coming months, each one carrying a name related to the human psyche.
Enjoy !
Our first texts were published in 2013. In 2016, this website, naturafutura.org, was created, and in 2019 we began to publish the Park Project.
After six years (2019-2025), this project ends its online publishing phase. The next step will be to transform this twelve-year experience into a book.
The planting and our care for the trees of the Atlantic Forest continue. And a new park project is being developed, this time to be presented also in book format.
We hope that this work has been valuable to you, who have followed us through all these years. Our thanks and best wishes for success in your experience of protecting and loving Nature !
“Health” presents Cambuci
Cambuci is the proposed tree for the eighteenth station of the park. Its scientific name is Campomanesia phaea. It belongs to the Myrtaceae family, the same family as pitanga, guava and jabuticaba trees.
The shape of its fruits resembles a ceramic pot, whose name in the Tupi language is cambuci.
Also called Cambucizeiro, Cambuci is a tree native to the Atlantic Forest, currently found in Serra do Mar (the mountain range near the Atlantic Sea), in the State of São Paulo, and in Teresópolis, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
It grows 3 to 5 m (10 to 16 feet) in height, and its trunk reaches 20 to 30 cm (8 to 12 inches) in diameter.
Its fruits, which ripen in January to March, have an acidic flavor, similar to lemon. They are used in cooking to prepare juices, jellies, ice creams and flavorings in alcoholic beverages.
The cambuci fruit is rich in vitamin C, vitamin A and B vitamins, as well as containing iron and antioxidants. Its consumption has therapeutic effects, beneficial in treating respiratory diseases, fighting premature aging and cholesterol, and strengthening the immune system.
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