Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Myrtales
Genus:
Species:
mertensioides
ID:
1082697

Status:
valid

Authors:
Wurdack

Source:
tro

Year:
1964

Citation Micro:
Phytologia 9: 409 (1964)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001082035

Common Names

  • Axinaea mertensioides
  • Mertensioides Axinaea
  • Axinaea Mertensioides

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Description

Axinaea mertensioides (also called 'Mertensioid Axinaea', among many other common names) is a shrub native to the Atlantic Forest in Brazil. It typically grows in lowland forests at elevations between 0 and 1,000 meters. Its oval-shaped leaves are dark green and have a glossy sheen. The plant produces small, white flowers with yellow centers.

Uses & Benefits

Axinaea mertensioides is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used in traditional medicine for treating fever and as an antiseptic.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Axinaea mertensioides is white and has five petals. The seed is small and black, and the seedlings are small and green.

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Where to Find Axinaea mertensioides

Axinaea mertensioides can be found in the cloud forests of Peru.

Species in the Axinaea genus

Axinaea nitida, Axinaea sodiroi, Axinaea reginae, Axinaea fernando-cabiesii, Axinaea wurdackii, Axinaea ninakurorum, Axinaea grandifolia, Axinaea ruizteranii, Axinaea affinis, Axinaea costaricensis, Axinaea crassinoda, Axinaea floribunda, Axinaea lanceolata, Axinaea lehmannii, Axinaea macrophylla, Axinaea nitida, Axinaea pauciflora, Axinaea scutigera, Axinaea sessilifolia, Axinaea tomentosa, Axinaea merianiae, Axinaea pennellii, Axinaea weberbaueri, Axinaea oblongifolia, Axinaea mertensioides, Axinaea tovarii, Axinaea quitensis, Axinaea sclerophylla, Axinaea sodiroi, Axinaea robusta, Axinaea flava, Axinaea glauca, Axinaea lawessonii, Axinaea dependens, Axinaea colombiana, Axinaea glandulosa, Axinaea confusa, Axinaea carolina-telleziae, Axinaea alata, Axinaea campii, Axinaea dentata, Axinaea disrupta, Axinaea luteynii, Axinaea minutiflora, Axinaea pendula, Axinaea fallax, Axinaea integrifolia,

Species in the Melastomataceae family

Acanthella sprucei, Acanthella pulchra, Acanthella conferta, Aciotis polystachya, Aciotis purpurascens, Aciotis acuminifolia, Aciotis annua, Aciotis rubricaulis, Aciotis cordata, Aciotis indecora, Aciotis paludosa, Aciotis circaeoides, Aciotis ornata, Aciotis circaeifolia, Aciotis wurdackiana, Aciotis olivieriana, Aciotis ferreirana, Aciotis viscida, Aciotis pendulifolia, Aciotis brachybotria, Acisanthera pulchella, Acisanthera quadrata, Acisanthera boliviensis, Acisanthera variabilis, Acisanthera uniflora, Acisanthera alsinaefolia, Acisanthera paraguayensis, Acisanthera alata, Acisanthera hedyotoidea, Acisanthera glazioviana, Acisanthera quadrata, Acisanthera ayangannae, Acisanthera divaricata, Adelobotrys ciliatus, Adelobotrys atlanticus, Adelobotrys adscendens, Adelobotrys barbatus, Adelobotrys ciliata, Adelobotrys macrophylla, Adelobotrys praetexta, Adelobotrys tessmannii, Adelobotrys boissieriana, Adelobotrys fuscescens, Adelobotrys macrantha, Adelobotrys rotundifolius, Adelobotrys subsessilis, Adelobotrys jefensis, Adelobotrys linearifolia, Adelobotrys ayangannensis, Adelobotrys scandens,

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