Blepharocalyx salicifolius

(Kunth) O. Berg
Palo Barroso

Family: Myrtaceae
Order: Myrtales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Other common names: Horco Molle, Anacahuita.

Synonyms: Blepharocalyx gigantea.

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Records from Parque Natural La Lucila

Conservation status: Vulnerable

Description

Blepharocalyx is a genus of plant in family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 1854. It is native to South America and the West Indies.
Accepted species
# Blepharocalyx cruckshanksii (Hook. & Arn.) Nied. – Chile
# Blepharocalyx eggersii (Kiaerskou) L.R.Landrum – Lesser Antilles, Venezuela, Guyana, Peru, Brazil
# Blepharocalyx myriophyllus Mattos – Minas Gerais
# Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Kunth.) O.Berg – Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, N Argentina

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