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Eugenia flavescens (Eugenia flavescens)

Description

Eugenia flavescens (guapurucillo) is a species belonging to the family of Myrtaceae . It is a small tree up to 4 m high, with smooth bark and exfoliated in sheets. The leaves are opposite, simple, elliptical, glabrous, with translucent dots, obtuse apex and base, and the entire border. The flowers , which are arranged in pauciflorous clusters , have 4-5 petals and numerous stamens . It is native to Bolivia , it grows in the semideciduous and riparian forest.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Myrtales

            • Family: Myrtaceae

              • Genus: Eugenia