Biology:Myrciaria glazioviana

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Myrtaceae

Myrciaria glazioviana
Jaboticaba Amarela.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Myrciaria
Species:
M. glazioviana
Binomial name
Myrciaria glazioviana
(Kiaersk.) G.M.Barroso ex Sobral
Synonyms[2]
  • Eugenia cabelludo var. glazioviana Kiaersk.
  • Paramyrciaria glazioviana (Kiaersk.) Sobral

Myrciaria glazioviana, the cabeluda, or yellow jaboticaba, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.

Distribution

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]

Description

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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15377710 entry