Myrciaria glazioviana, the cabeluda, or yellow jaboticaba, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Myrciaria |
| Species: | M. glazioviana
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| Myrciaria glazioviana (Kiaersk.) G.M.Barroso ex Sobral
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Distribution
editMyrciaria glazioviana endemic to the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais in south-eastern Brazil.[3] The plant has also been found in Pernambuco and Bahia in north-eastern Brazil.[4]
Description
editMyrciaria glazioviana is a tree or shrub that can grow to between 4 and 7 metres tall, with leaves between 7 and 11 cm long.[4] It produces edible, yellow, fuzzy and spherical fruit with one or two seeds.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Myrciaria glazioviana (Kiaersk.) G.M.Barroso ex Sobral". gbif.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Myrciaria glazioviana (Kiaersk.) G.M.Barroso ex Sobra". The Plant List. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Cabelluda Yellow Jaboticaba, Myrciaria glazioviana". www.growables.org. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ a b Amorim; Alves, Marccus (2012). "Myrtaceae from lowland Atlantic Forest areas in the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil". Phytotaxa. 40 (1): 33–54. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.40.1.6.
- ^ "Cabelluda, Yellow Jaboticaba - Myrciaria glazioviana". www.growables.org. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Yellow Jaboticab Fruit Tree (myrciaria glazioviana cabelluda)". urbantropicals.com. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Myrciaria glazioviana - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
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