Myrcia sintenisiana (synonym Marlierea sintenisii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae.[1] It is endemic to Puerto Rico,[1] where it is limited to the Luquillo Mountains.[2] It occurs in El Yunque National Forest in dwarf forest habitat[3] on wet mountain ridges.[2] Its common name is beruquillo.[3]
This species can take the form of a shrub 3 or 4 meters tall or a tree up to 9 meters tall. New twigs are coated in reddish brown hairs, and older branches are bare and gray. The leaves are up to 7.5 centimeters long by 5 wide. New leaves are shiny and coppery in color. Hairy flowers grow in clusters.[3]