Plinia rivularis

Plinia rivularis, commonly known as jaboticabarana, jabúriti,[3] guapuriti, cambucá peixoto,[4] jabuticaba de cacho, or piuna[5] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.

Plinia rivularis
Scientific 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

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 10cm long, and between 3 and 4cm wide.[7]

References
  1. "Plinia rivularis (Cambess.) Rotman". gbif.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. "Plinia rivularis (Cambess.) Rotman". The Plant List. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  3. "Plinia rivularis (Cambess.) Rotman Jaboticabarana, jabúriti". Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  4. "Frutíferas Plinia rivularis / guaburiti ou cambucá-peixoto". e-jardim.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  5. "PLINIA RIVULARIS FAMILIA DAS MYRTACEAE". colecionandofrutas.com.br. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  6. "Plinia rivularis". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  7. 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.
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