Plinia rivularis facts for kids

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Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Plinia
Species:	rivularis
Synonyms
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

Plinia rivularis, commonly known as yva poroity, jaboticabarana, jabúriti, guapuriti, cambucá peixoto, jabuticaba de cacho, or piuna is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.

Distribution

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

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. The leaves are between 7.5 and 10cm long, and between 3 and 4cm wide.

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