Myrcia sintenisiana

Myrcia sintenisiana (synonym Marlierea sintenisii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae.[2] It is endemic to Puerto Rico,[2] where it is limited to the Luquillo Mountains.[1] It occurs in El Yunque National Forest in dwarf forest habitat[3] on wet mountain ridges.[1] Its common name is beruquillo.[3]

Myrcia sintenisiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Myrcia
Species:
M. sintenisiana
Binomial name
Myrcia sintenisiana
M.F.Santos[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Marlierea sintenisii Kiærsk.
  • Plinia sintenisii (Kiaersk.) Britton

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.[3]

References
  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Marlierea sintenisii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30938A9594216. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30938A9594216.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. "Myrcia sintenisiana M.F.Santos". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  3. Endemic Plant Facts - September 2010 - Marlierea sintenisii. El Yunque National Forest. USDA Forest Service.
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