Myrteola Explained

Myrteola is a plant genus in the Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1856.^{[1] [2]} It is native to South America and the Falkland Islands.^{[3] [4]}

These plants are shrubs with leaves no more than 1 cm long, with white flowers of 4 petals and fruits. In some high-altitude paramo areas, the plants are prostrate and form small lawns. Usually grow in rocky places.^[5]

Accepted species^[3]

1. Myrteola acerosa (O.Berg) Burret - Peru
2. Myrteola nummularia (Poir.) O.Berg - Falkland Islands, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
3. Myrteola phylicoides (Benth.) Landrum - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/114321#page/397/mode/1up Berg, Otto Kar. 1856. Linnaea 27(4): 348, 393-397
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40024687 Tropicos, Myrteola O.Berg
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=132129 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
5. http://www.florachilena.cl/Niv_tax/Angiospermas/Ordenes/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Myrteola/Myrteola%20nummularia/Myrteola%20nummularia.htm Flora Chilena Myrteola nummularia