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