Marlierea sintenisii

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Marlierea sintenisii
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Marlierea
Species:
M. sintenisii
Binomial name
Marlierea sintenisii

Marlierea sintenisii is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it is limited to the Luquillo Mountains.[1] It occurs in El Yunque National Forest in dwarf forest habitat[2] on wet mountain ridges.[1] Its common name is beruquillo.[2]

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.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1998. Marlierea sintenisii. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 19 September 2013.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Endemic Plant Facts - September 2010 - Marlierea sintenisii. El Yunque National Forest. USDA Forest Service.
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