| Brunia myrtoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Bruniales |
| Family: | Bruniaceae |
| Genus: | Brunia |
| Species: | B. myrtoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Brunia myrtoides (Vahl) Class.-Bockh. & E.G.H.Oliv. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Brunia myrtoides is a shrub belonging to the genus Brunia . [1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape, occurring at Ceres and is part of the fynbos. [2] There are four subpopulations and the total number of plants is less than one thousand. The plant has lost 30% of its habitat to the cultivation of deciduous fruits, and it has already destroyed two subpopulations. [3]