| Myrcianthes oreophila | |
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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: | Myrcianthes |
| Species: | M. oreophila |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrcianthes oreophila (Diels) McVaugh | |
| Synonyms | |
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Myrcianthes oreophila is a species of tree in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to Peru and also probably Bolivia.
Description
Tree 5–15 meters high, with a beige or reddish flaky bark. Vegetative buds and young branchlets are covered in white tiny hairs. Petioles are short and stout, 2.5–4 mm. long, 1-1.5 mm. thick. Leaves are ovate to orbicular or reniform, rigid, 1–4.5 cm long, 1–3 cm wide. 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.
Distribution and habitat
Myrcianthes oreophila grows in humid or subhumid Andean montane forests of southern Peru, between 2500 and 4000 meters above sea level. It has been reported from the Peruvian regions of Apurimac and Cusco, although there is a report from Bolivia. It's an indicator species of mature vegetation.
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 15 November 2021.
- "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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Myrcianthes oreophila | |
| Eugenia oreophila | |