Myrteola

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Myrteola
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Myrteola
O. Berg
Synonyms [1]
  • AmyrsiaRaf.
  • CluacenaRaf.
  • OrestionKunze ex O.Berg

Myrteola is a plant genus in the Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1856. [2] [3] It is native to South America and the Falkland Islands. [1] [4]

These plants are shrubs with leaves no more than 1 cm (0.4 in) long, with white flowers of 4 petals and fruits. In some high-altitude paramo areas, the plants are prostrate and form small lawns. Usually grow in rocky places. [5]

Accepted species [1]
  1. Myrteola acerosa (O.Berg) Burret – Peru
  2. Myrteola nummularia (Poir.) O.Berg – Falkland Islands, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
  3. Myrteola phylicoides (Benth.) Landrum – Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Berg, Otto Kar. 1856. Linnaea 27(4): 348, 393-397 in Latin
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Myrteola O.Berg
  4. ↑ Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. ↑ Flora Chilena Myrteola nummularia


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