Plinia grandifolia
| Plinia grandifolia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Plinia |
| Species: | P. grandifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Plinia grandifolia (Mattos) Sobral | |
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Plinia grandifolia, commonly known as jaboticaba graúda (large jaboticaba), is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to south-eastern Brazil, and is found almost exclusively in the under-story of the Atlantic Rainforest. The tree grows to between 4 and 8 metres tall, and produces dark-purple, edible fruit, between 15 and 25mm in diameter.