Psidium sintenisii
Encyclopedia
Psidium sintenisii is a species of plant
in the Myrtaceae
family. It is endemic to Puerto Rico
. Locally known as hoja menuda, it is threatened by habitat loss.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here. All species are woody, with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples of four or five...
family. It is endemic to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. Locally known as hoja menuda, it is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Psidium sintenisii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.