Myrciaria myrtifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Myrciaria |
Species: | M. myrtifolia
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Binomial name | |
Myrciaria myrtifolia Alain
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Myrciaria myrtifolia, commonly known as the ridgetop guavaberry, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.[1][2] It is endemic to Puerto Rico and it was first described in 1983.[3] It is a shrub found mainly at low elevations, in mountain foothills in the south-east, and coastal plains in the south-west.[4]