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Plinia complanata

Plinia complanata
Photo: Denis Zabin, CC BY 4.0

Plinia complanata is a tree in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), known from coastal forests of São Paulo state, Brazil, and described in 2002. It is a wild forest species with little cultivation information, so care advice is general guidance for related Plinia fruit trees.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then let the top few centimetres of soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic, humus-rich soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Brazil (São Paulo)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Plinia complanata, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It was discovered in the coastal forests of São Paulo (state), Brazil, and first described in 2002.

Other Plinia plants

Brazilian Grapetree · Plinia coronata · Plinia espinhacensis · Plinia grandifolia · Plinia inflata · Plinia oblongata · Plinia pauciflora · Plinia peruviana · Plinia phitrantha · Plinia rivularis · Plinia salticola · Plinia spirito-santensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Plinia complanata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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