Plinia spirito-santensis, commonly known as jabuticaba peluda de cruz (hairy cross jaboticaba) or Grimal in the USA,[2][3] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to broad-leafed coastal forests, at altitude, in eastern Brazil. The plant is a semideciduous shrub or small tree which can grow to between 3 and 6 metres tall. It produces edible deep reddish-purple berries, up to 30mm in diameter.[4] At the apex of the fruit there is a small cross, from which the name derives.[2]

Plinia spirito-santensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Plinia
Species:	P. spirito-santensis
Binomial name
Plinia spirito-santensis (Mattos) Mattos
Synonyms[1]
Myrciaria spirito-santensis Mattos

In the US, this species is commonly named after Adolf Grimal, who collected this variety in South America and introduced it to Florida.[3]

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