Plinia rivularis

Species of plant in the family Myrtaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
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Plinia rivularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Plinia
Species:
P. rivularis
Binomial name
Plinia rivularis
(Cambess.) Rotman
Synonyms[2]
  • Eugenia hagendorffii (O.Berg) Kiaersk.
  • Eugenia rivularis Cambess.
  • Eugenia variifolia Barb.Rodr. ex Chodat & Hassl. [Invalid]
  • Myrcia granulata R.O.Williams
  • Myrcia silvatica Barb.Rodr. ex Chodat & Hassl. [Invalid]
  • Myrciaria baporeti D.Legrand
  • Myrciaria hagendorffii O.Berg
  • Myrciaria rivularis (Cambess.) O.Berg
  • Myrciaria rivularis var. baporeti (D.Legrand) D.Legrand
  • Myrciariopsis baporeti (D.Legrand) Kausel
  • Plinia baporeti (D.Legrand) Rotman
  • Siphoneugena baporeti (D.Legrand) Kausel
  • Siphoneugena legrandii Mattos & N.Silveira
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Distribution

Plinia rivularis is found in coastal forests, atlantic rainforest, and high altitude forests, in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela, and Trinidad.[6]

Description

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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