Myrceugenia rufa (Myrceugenia rufa)
Description
Myrceugenia rufa is an evergreen shrub growing to a height of about 2 m (6 ft 7 in).The young stems are densely pubescent.The small,opposite leaves have hairy petioles and are oval or oblong with entire margins.They have rounded apices and bases and are yellowish-green above and pale green below.The flowers are solitary or in groups of two or three in the axils of the leaves.The flower stems are densely pubescent,the petals are white and there is a boss of sixty to one hundred stamens and a single style.The flowers are followed by berries 4 to 8 millimetres (0.16 to 0.31 in) in diameter which are green at first but later turn yellow and then orange.The flowering period is from August to October and the fruits mature in February and March
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Myrtales
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Family: Myrtaceae
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Genus: Myrceugenia
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