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Plinia pauciflora

Plinia pauciflora is a small tree in the myrtle family, native to the coastal forests of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil and described only in 2002. It is rarely grown outside its native range, so cultivation advice is limited; grow it like other tropical Plinia (jaboticaba relatives) in warm, humid, well-drained conditions.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top layer of soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic loam or sandy loam.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C.
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Brazil (São Paulo)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Plinia pauciflora, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a tree endemic to southeastern Brazil. It was discovered in the coastal forests of São Paulo state, and first described in 2002.

Other Plinia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Plinia pauciflora 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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