Plinia spirito-santensis

Plinia spirito-santensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Myrtaceae
Genus:Plinia
Species: P. spirito-santensis
Binomial name
Plinia spirito-santensis
(Mattos) Mattos

Plinia spirito-santensis (common name: purple jaboticaba, or Portuguese: jabuticaba roxa) is a tree that is endemic to the tropical rainforest of the state of Espírito Santo in Brazil. A subspecies with a clear, cross-shaped scar is known locally as jabuticaba peluda de Cruz.


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