A plant in the family Myrtaceae, Eugenia brachythrix is threatened due to habitat loss. It is endemic to Jamaica and is found at the headwaters of the Mabess River. It is also found, on occasion, in Grand Ridge.
Eugenia brachythrix | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Eugenia |
Species: | E. brachythrix
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Binomial name | |
Eugenia brachythrix |
References
edit- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Eugenia brachythrix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33813A9811072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33813A9811072.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.