Biology:Plinia grandifolia

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Myrtaceae

Plinia grandifolia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Plinia
Species:
P. grandifolia
Binomial name
Plinia grandifolia
(Mattos) Sobral
Synonyms[2]
  • Myrciaria grandifolia Mattos

Plinia grandifolia, commonly known as jaboticaba graúda (large jaboticaba), is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to south-eastern Brazil , and is found almost exclusively in the under-story of the Atlantic Rainforest. The tree grows to between 4 and 8 metres tall,[3] and produces dark-purple, edible fruit, between 15 and 25mm in diameter.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15379203 entry