Plinia spirito-santensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Plinia |
Species: | P. spirito-santensis
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Binomial name | |
Plinia spirito-santensis (Mattos) Mattos
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Plinia spirito-santensis, commonly known as jabuticaba peluda de cruz (hairy cross jaboticaba) or Grimal in the United States,[2][3] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to broad-leafed coastal forests, at altitude, in eastern Brazil. The plant is a semideciduous shrub or small tree which can grow to between 3 and 6 metres tall. It produces edible deep reddish-purple berries, up to 30mm in diameter.[4] At the apex of the fruit there is a small cross, from which the name derives.[2]
In the US, this species is commonly named after Adolf Grimal, who collected this variety in South America and introduced it to Florida.[3]