''Psidium longipetiolatum'' or araca vermelho is a species of
plant in the family
Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
. It is found growing on the hillsides of the
Atlantic Forest
The Atlantic Forest ( pt, Mata Atlântica) is a South American forest that extends along the Atlantic coast of Brazil from Rio Grande do Norte state in the northeast to Rio Grande do Sul state in the south and inland as far as Paraguay and th ...
in the states of
Paraná and
Santa Catarina, Brazil. It grows 4–6 meters tall and up to 30 meters in cultivation. Plants fruit from January to March.
References
External links
*
*
Flora of Brazil
longipetiolatum
{{fruit-tree-stub