Myrcia pendula is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.[1] It is endemic to rainforest habitats in south-east Bahia, Brazil, at 600 to 700 metres above sea level. The tree was first described in 2010 and grows to between 3 and 15 metres tall.[2]

Myrcia pendula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Myrcia
Species:
M. pendula
Binomial name
Myrcia pendula

References

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  1. ^ "Myrcia pendula Sobral". The Plant List. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ Sobral, Marcos (July 29, 2010). "Ten new Myrtaceae from eastern and northeastern Brazil". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 4 (1): 145–147.