Psidium myrtoides
| Psidium myrtoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Psidium |
| Species: | P. myrtoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Psidium myrtoides O. Berg 1857 | |
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Psidium myrtoides or araçá-una is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is found in Atlantic Forest in São Paulo and northern Paraná, Brazil.[1] The plant grows up to 4-6 meter and sometimes 8 meters tall. It blooms from October to December with solitary white flowers. Fruits are round 2.5-4.2 cm wide with a reddish pulp that is somewhat bitter and around ten white seeds.
The plant is tolerant of different types of soil with pH ranging from 5.5 - 6.2. It can take tempreatures up to -4 degrees Celsius.[2]
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