Myrciaria myrtifolia

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

Last updated February 09, 2025

Myrciaria myrtifolia, commonly known as the ridgetop guavaberry, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.^[1]^[2] It is endemic to Puerto Rico and it was first described in 1983.^[3] It is a shrub found mainly at low elevations, in mountain foothills in the south-east, and coastal plains in the south-west.^[4]

References

↑ "Myrciaria myrtifolia Alain: ridgetop guavaberry". Plants Database. USDA . Retrieved January 15, 2021.
↑ "Myrciaria myrtifolia Alain". The Plant List. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
↑ "Myrciaria myrtifolia Alain". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
↑ "Myrciaria myrtifolia: Ridgetop guavaberry". Plants of the Island of Puerto Rico. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

This Myrtaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This fruit tree-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Myrciaria myrtifolia Alain: ridgetop guavaberry". Plants Database. USDA . Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[2] "Myrciaria myrtifolia Alain". The Plant List. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[3] "Myrciaria myrtifolia Alain". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[4] "Myrciaria myrtifolia: Ridgetop guavaberry". Plants of the Island of Puerto Rico. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]