Myrciaria glazioviana

Myrciaria glazioviana, the cabeluda, or yellow jaboticaba, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.

Myrciaria glazioviana
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Myrciaria
Species:	M. glazioviana
Binomial name
Myrciaria glazioviana (Kiaersk.) G.M.Barroso ex Sobral
Synonyms[2]
Eugenia cabelludo var. glazioviana Kiaersk. Paramyrciaria glazioviana (Kiaersk.) Sobral

Distribution

Myrciaria 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

Myrciaria 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]