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Eugenia pitanga
Eugenia pitanga, commonly known as pitanga do cerrado or savanna pitanga, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is found in the savannahs and grasslands of Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil. It is a deciduous shrub that grows up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) tall, has rhizomatous rootstock allowing it to form dense thickets, and produces red, edible fruit, 15–25 mm (0.59–0.98 in) in diameter.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 968036.