Plinia rivularis
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| Plinia rivularis | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Plinia |
| Species: | P. rivularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Plinia rivularis (Cambess.) Rotman
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Plinia rivularis, commonly known as yva poroity, jaboticabarana, jabúriti,[3] guapuriti, cambucá peixoto,[4] jabuticaba de cacho, or piuna[5] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Plinia rivularis is found in coastal forests, atlantic rainforest, and high altitude forests, in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela, and Trinidad.[6]
Description
[edit | edit source]The plant is an evergreen tree which can grow to between 6 and 11 metres tall. It produces edible, reddish-orange fruit, up to 20mm in diameter.[6] The leaves are between 7.5 and 10 cm long, and between 3 and 4 cm wide.[7]
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