| Myrcia sintenisiana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Myrcia |
| Species: | M. sintenisiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrcia sintenisiana M.F.Santos [2] | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Myrcia sintenisiana (synonym Marlierea sintenisii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. [2] It is endemic to Puerto Rico, [2] where it is limited to the Luquillo Mountains. [1] It occurs in El Yunque National Forest in dwarf forest habitat [3] on wet mountain ridges. [1] Its common name is beruquillo. [3]
This species can take the form of a shrub 3 or 4 meters tall or a tree up to 9 meters tall. New twigs are coated in reddish brown hairs, and older branches are bare and gray. The leaves are up to 7.5 centimeters long by 5 wide. New leaves are shiny and coppery in color. Hairy flowers grow in clusters. [3]