Eugenia subterminalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eugenia |
Species: | E. subterminalis
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Binomial name | |
Eugenia subterminalis DC.
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Eugenia subterminalis, commonly known as cambuí pitanga, cereja do mato verdadeira, pitanga lisa de sombra, pitanga preta, and cambuízão vermelho do rio Paranapanema,[2] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.[3] It is endemic to araucária forest[1] in Bolivia, northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[4] The plant is a semi-deciduous shrub that grows to between 2 and 4 metres tall, and produces egg shaped fruit between 15 and 25mm tall, and 18 to 20mm wide.[1]