Myrciaria myrtifolia

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Myrciaria myrtifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Myrciaria
Species:
M. myrtifolia
Binomial name
Myrciaria myrtifolia

Myrciaria myrtifolia, commonly known as the ridgetop guavaberry, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. [2] [3] It is endemic to Puerto Rico and it was first described in 1983. [4] It is a shrub found mainly at low elevations, in mountain foothills in the south-east, and coastal plains in the south-west. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Gann, G.D. (2024). "Myrciaria myrtifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024 e.T212059805A253644059. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T212059805A253644059.en . Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Myrciaria myrtifolia Alain: ridgetop guavaberry". Plants Database. USDA . Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Myrciaria myrtifolia Alain". The Plant List. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Myrciaria myrtifolia Alain". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Myrciaria myrtifolia: Ridgetop guavaberry". Plants of the Island of Puerto Rico. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
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