| Myrcia sintenisiana | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Myrcia sintenisiana (synonym Marlierea sintenisii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it is limited to the Luquillo Mountains. It occurs in El Yunque National Forest in dwarf forest habitat on wet mountain ridges. Its common name is beruquillo.
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.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Myrcia sintenisiana M.F.Santos". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ Endemic Plant Facts - September 2010 - Marlierea sintenisii. El Yunque National Forest. USDA Forest Service.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Myrcia sintenisiana | |
| Marlierea sintenisii |
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