The white grape variety originates from Brazil; the reason for the Japanese name is unclear. It is a somatic mutation of the Italia variety. It is mainly used as table grape. The reddish berries have a muscat tone. A mutation of this variety that originated in Japan is Ruby Ohkubo. No stocks were reported in 2016 Kym AndersonAnderson Kym).
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