Myrciaria glazioviana

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

Myrciaria glazioviana
Scientific classification
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

Distribution

Myrciaria glazioviana endemic to the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais in south-eastern Brazil. The plant has also been found in Pernambuco and Bahia in north-eastern Brazil.[3]

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.[3] It produces edible, yellow, fuzzy and spherical fruit with one or two seeds.[4][5]

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. 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.
  4. "Cabelluda, Yellow Jaboticaba - Myrciaria glazioviana". www.growables.org. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  5. "Yellow Jaboticab Fruit Tree (myrciaria glazioviana cabelluda)". urbantropicals.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
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