Myrcia peduncularis

Myrcia peduncularis is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae.^[1][2] It is sometimes referred to by the common names Maricao lidflower and serpentine lidflower. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it grows on serpentine soils at 300 to 400 meters in altitude, to a height of between 1.5 and 2 meters. There are perhaps 200 to 300 individuals left. Besides this, "there is nearly no information in the literature about this species."^[3]

Myrcia peduncularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Myrcia
Species:	M. peduncularis
Binomial name
Myrcia peduncularis (Alain) E.Lucas & Acev.-Rodr.
Synonyms
Calyptranthes dumetorum Alain Calyptranthes peduncularis Alain