| Myrcia peduncularis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Myrcia |
| Species: | M. peduncularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrcia peduncularis (Alain) E.Lucas & Acev.-Rodr. | |
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Myrcia peduncularis is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family known by the common names Maricao lidflower and serpentine lidflower. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it grows on serpentine soils at 300 to 400 meters in altitude, to a height of between 1.5 and 2 meters. There are perhaps 200 to 300 individuals left. Besides this, "there is nearly no information in the literature about this species."
References
- "Myrcia peduncularis (Alain) E.Lucas & Acev.-Rodr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
- Calyptranthes peduncularis. Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Center for Plant Conservation.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Calyptranthes peduncularis | |
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