Myrcianthes oreophila

Myrcianthes oreophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
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

Myrcianthes oreophila is a species of tree in the Myrtaceae family. It is native to Peru and also probably Bolivia.[3]

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

  1. ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/36732/0
  2. ↑ "WCSP". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Tropicos | Name - Myrcianthes oreophila (Diels) McVaugh". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rogers,, McVaugh,. "Flora of Peru". biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Reynel, Carlos; Marcelo, Jose Luis (2009). Árboles de los Ecosistemas Forestales Andinos (PDF) (in Spanish). ECOBONA. pp. 111–112.
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