Plinia pinnata L.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Plinia

Characteristics

A shrub or tree. It grows to 9 m high. The flower have very short stalks. The fruit is a flattened berry 1.5-2.5 cm across. The fruit are yellow to orange. The pulp is edible. The seed is large.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 9.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests near rivers and marshes.
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Plinia pinnata world distribution map, present in Brazil, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:600637-1
WFO ID wfo-0000278931
COL ID 6VRM8
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INPN ID 630453
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Synonyms

Plinia pentapetala Plinia pinnata Stenocalyx plumieri Jossinia pinnata Marlierea glomerata Myrciaria trinitatis Eugenia plumieri Eugenia pinnata Plinia crocea