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Plinia rivularis

Plinia rivularis is an evergreen tree of the myrtle family from South America, growing 6 to 11 metres tall and bearing small edible reddish-orange fruit. It is grown mainly for its fruit in warm, frost-free areas.

Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic loam or sandy loam.
Temperature
18–32 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
Trinidad to NE. Argentina
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Plinia rivularis, commonly known as yva poroity, jaboticabarana, jabúriti, guapuriti, cambucá peixoto, jabuticaba de cacho, or piuna is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.

Where it grows

Plinia rivularis is found in coastal forests, atlantic rainforest, and high altitude forests, in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela, and Trinidad.

Other Plinia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Plinia rivularis 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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