Myrteola

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Myrteae
Subtribus: Ugninae
Genus: Myrteola
Species: M. nummularia
Name

Myrteola O.Berg

Myrteola is a plant genus in the Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1856.[2][3] It is native to South America and the Falkland Islands.[1][4]

These plants are shrubs with leaves no more than 1 cm long, with white flowers of 4 petals and fruits. In some high-altitude paramo areas, the plants are prostrate and form small lawns. Usually grow in rocky places.[5]

Accepted species[1]

Myrteola acerosa (O.Berg) Burret - Peru
Myrteola nummularia (Poir.) O.Berg - Falkland Islands, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
Myrteola phylicoides (Benth.) Landrum - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Berg, Otto Kar. 1856. Linnaea 27(4): 348, 393-397 in Latin
Tropicos, Myrteola O.Berg
Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora Chilena Myrteola nummularia