Myrceugenia exsucca (DC.) O.Berg is a plant in the Myrtaceae family, order Myrtales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Myrceugenia exsucca (DC.) O.Berg

Myrceugenia exsucca (DC.) O.Berg

Myrceugenia exsucca, commonly petra, is an evergreen flowering myrtle native to South America as far south as Chile.

Family
Genus
Myrceugenia
Order
Myrtales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Myrceugenia exsucca (DC.) O.Berg

Myrceugenia exsucca (DC.) O.Berg, commonly called petra, is an evergreen woody flowering plant species that belongs to the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. This species is native to South America, with its native range extending as far south as Chile. A documented example of where this species occurs is in central Chile, inside La Campana National Park.

Photo: (c) Inao Vasquez, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Inao Vasquez · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Myrtales Myrtaceae Myrceugenia

More from Myrtaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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