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
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
Synonyms[2]
  • Eugenia oreophila Diels

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]

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References
  1. 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.
  2. "WCSP". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  3. "Tropicos | Name - Myrcianthes oreophila (Diels) McVaugh". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  4. Rogers, McVaugh. "Flora of Peru". biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  5. 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.
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