Myrceugenia Hoehnei
''Myrceugenia'' is a genus of evergreen woody flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs belonging to the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1855.Berg, Otto Karl. 1855. Linnaea 27: 5, 131-135
in Latin The genus is native to South America from central Brazil to southern Chile.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> It is closely related to the genus ''Luma (plant), Luma''; some botanists include ''Myrceugenia'' in that genus.Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). ...
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Myrceugenia Leptospermoides
''Myrceugenia leptospermoides'' is a species of small evergreen tree or large shrub in the genus ''Myrceugenia'' of the family Myrtaceae. It is commonly known as mocollo, murtilla del malo or chequen. It is Endemism, endemic to central Chile where it is found in riverine habitats in the coastal mountain range at altitudes below . Description ''Myrceugenia leptospermoides'' grows to a height of about . The bark is pale greyish-brown and the small leaves are in opposite pairs. The twigs are densely pubescent when they first grow but soon lose their hairs. The leaves are up to long and broad, oblong or linear with bluntly-pointed tips, and with entire margins. They are greyish-green above and yellowish-green below, with a fairly prominent midrib on the underside. The flowers, which grow in the axils of the leaves, are solitary and have short stems. The calyx lobes are sometimes hairy and the six petals are white. In the centre of the flower there is a boss of sixty to ninety stamen ...
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