Myrciaria glazioviana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Myrciaria |
Species: | M. glazioviana
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Binomial name | |
Myrciaria glazioviana (Kiaersk.) G.M.Barroso ex
Sobral
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Myrciaria glazioviana, the cabeluda, or yellow jaboticaba, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.
Myrciaria glazioviana endemic to the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais in south-eastern Brazil. [3] The plant has also been found in Pernambuco and Bahia in north-eastern Brazil. [4]
Myrciaria glazioviana is a tree or shrub that can grow to between 4 and 7 metres tall, with leaves between 7 and 11 cm long. [4] It produces edible, yellow, fuzzy and spherical fruit with one or two seeds. [5] [6] [7]
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