Myrcianthes oreophila
Myrcianthes oreophila is a species of tree in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to Peru and also probably Bolivia.[3]
| Myrcianthes oreophila | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Myrcianthes |
| Species: | M. oreophila |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrcianthes oreophila (Diels) McVaugh | |
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Description
Tree 5–15 meters high, with a beige or reddish flaky bark.[4][5] Vegetative buds and young branchlets are covered in white tiny hairs.[4] Petioles are short and stout, 2.5–4 mm. long, 1-1.5 mm. thick.[4] Leaves are ovate to orbicular or reniform, rigid, 1-4.5 cm long, 1–3 cm wide.[4] Inflorescence is a three-flowered dichasium, or just a single flower; calyx-lobes deltoid, blunt-tipped, 3.5–4 mm. wide at base, about 3.5 mm. long, externally covered by tiny coarse hairs; petals 4, obovate, about 7 mm. long; stamens about 150, up to 8 mm. long; style glabrous, 7–8 mm. long.[4][5]
Distribution and habitat
Myrcianthes oreophila grows in humid or subhumid Andean montane forests of southern Peru, between 2500 and 4000 meters above sea level.[4][5] It has been reported from the Peruvian regions of Apurimac and Cusco, although there is a report from Bolivia.[5][3] It's an indicator species of mature vegetation.[5]
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Myrcianthes oreophila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T36732A10014806. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T36732A10014806.en. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- "WCSP". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- "Tropicos | Name - Myrcianthes oreophila (Diels) McVaugh". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- Rogers, McVaugh. "Flora of Peru". biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- Reynel, Carlos; Marcelo, Jose Luis (2009). Árboles de los Ecosistemas Forestales Andinos (PDF) (in Spanish). ECOBONA. pp. 111–112. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-16.