Myrcia peduncularis

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Myrcia peduncularis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Myrcia
Species:
M. peduncularis
Binomial name
Myrcia peduncularis
(Alain) E.Lucas & Acev.-Rodr.
Synonyms
  • Calyptranthes dumetorumAlain
  • Calyptranthes peduncularisAlain

Myrcia peduncularis is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family [1] known by the common names Maricao lidflower and serpentine lidflower. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it grows on serpentine soils at 300 to 400 meters in altitude, to a height of between 1.5 and 2 meters. There are perhaps 200 to 300 individuals left. Besides this, "there is nearly no information in the literature about this species." [2]

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References

  1. "Myrcia peduncularis (Alain) E.Lucas & Acev.-Rodr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  2. Calyptranthes peduncularis. Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Center for Plant Conservation.