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.