Myrceugenia colchaguensis
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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: | Myrceugenia |
| Species: | M. colchaguensis
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Myrceugenia colchaguensis is a species of small evergreen tree in the genus Myrceugenia of the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Chile where it is found in the coastal mountain range at altitudes below 400 m (1,312 ft). Common names by which this tree is known include colchaguillo, arrayan de colchagua and lumilla.[1]
Description
Myrceugenia colchaguensis is a large shrub or small evergreen tree growing to a height of about 4 m (13 ft). The bark is pale brown, smooth at first but later becoming fissured. The young shoots are densely hairy but this pubescence is lost on older stems and leaves. The opposite pairs of short-stalked leaves are 0.7 to 2.0 cm (0.3 to 0.8 in) long and 0.4 to 1.2 centimetres (0.16 to 0.47 in) wide. They have entire margins and blunt or rounded tips and rounded bases, being dark green above and pale green beneath. The flowers grow singly in the axes of the leaves. The four calyx lobes are covered in dense yellow hairs and the four petals are white. Each flower has a cluster of about two hundred
Distribution and habitat
Myrceugenia colchaguensis is endemic to the coastal region of Chile and has a distribution that extends from the province of Valparaiso to Cautín.
References
- ^ a b c "Myrceugenia colchaguensis". Enciclopedia de la Flora Chilena (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-05-26.
- ^ a b Hechenleitner V., P., M. F. Gardner, P. I. Thomas, C. Echeverría, B. Escobar, P. Brownless y C. Martínez A. 2005. Plantas Amenazadas del Centro-Sur de Chile. Distribución, Conservación y Propagación. Primera Edición. Universidad Austral de Chile y Real Jardín Botánico de Edimburgo. 188 pp.