Plinia rivularis

Plinia rivularis
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • 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 (20 and 36 ft) tall. It produces edible, reddish-orange fruit, up to 20 mm (0.8 in) in diameter. The leaves are between 7.5 and 10 cm (3.0 and 3.9 in) long, and between 3 and 4 cm (1.2 and 1.6 in) wide.

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. 1 2 "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. Bibcode:2012Phytx..40...33A. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.40.1.6.