Myrcia paganii is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico.
Myrcia paganii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Myrcia |
Species: | M. paganii
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Binomial name | |
Myrcia paganii Krug & Urban
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Myrcia paganii is listed as endangered by the United States and Puerto Rico. It is classified as a perennial tree or shrub.[2] There is a US Fish and Wildlife recovery plan in process.[3]
References
edit- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Pimenta paganii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32513A9711680. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32513A9711680.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ USDA Plants Profile.
- ^ USFWS. Recovery Plan for Myrcia paganii and the Auederodendron pauciflorum. September 1997.