Plinia spirito-santensis

Plinia spirito-santensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Plinia
Species:
P. spirito-santensis
Binomial name
Plinia spirito-santensis
(Mattos) Mattos
Synonyms[1]
  • Myrciaria spirito-santensis Mattos

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]

  1. ^ "Plinia spirito-santensis (Mattos) Mattos". The Plant List. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Frutíferas Plinia spirito-sanctensis / jabuticaba-peluda-de-cruz". e-jardim.com. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Jaboticaba has some tasty cousins". Florida Fruit Geek. 21 April 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Plinia spirito-santensis". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved January 1, 2021.