Myrciaria glazioviana

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Myrciaria glazioviana
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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. glaziovianaKiaersk.
  • Paramyrciaria glazioviana(Kiaersk.) Sobral

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

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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]

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References

  1. "Myrciaria glazioviana (Kiaersk.) G.M.Barroso ex Sobral". gbif.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. "Myrciaria glazioviana (Kiaersk.) G.M.Barroso ex Sobra". The Plant List. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. "Cabelluda Yellow Jaboticaba, Myrciaria glazioviana". www.growables.org. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. "Cabelluda, Yellow Jaboticaba - Myrciaria glazioviana". www.growables.org. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  6. "Yellow Jaboticab Fruit Tree (myrciaria glazioviana cabelluda)". urbantropicals.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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