Plinia rivularis
| Plinia rivularis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| 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] | |
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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 (20 and 36 ft) tall. It produces edible, reddish-orange fruit, up to 20 mm (0.8 in) in diameter.[6] The leaves are between 7.5 and 10 cm (3.0 and 3.9 in) long, and between 3 and 4 cm (1.2 and 1.6 in) 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.
- 1 2 "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. Bibcode:2012Phytx..40...33A. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.40.1.6.