Plinia rivularis
Appearance
Plinia rivularis | |
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Scientific classification | |
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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Synonyms[2] | |
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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]Plinia rivularis is found in coastal forests, atlantic rainforest, and high altitude forests, in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela, and Trinidad.[6]
Description
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Plinia rivularis (Cambess.) Rotman". gbif.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Plinia rivularis (Cambess.) Rotman". The Plant List. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Plinia rivularis (Cambess.) Rotman Jaboticabarana, jabúriti". Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Frutíferas Plinia rivularis / guaburiti ou cambucá-peixoto". e-jardim.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "PLINIA RIVULARIS FAMILIA DAS MYRTACEAE". colecionandofrutas.com.br. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Plinia rivularis". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Amorim; Alves, Marccus (2012). "Myrtaceae from lowland Atlantic Forest areas in the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil". Phytotaxa. 40 (1): 33–54. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.40.1.6.