''Orites myrtoidea '', the radal enano, is a

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

species in the family

Proteaceae The Proteaceae form a family of flowering plants predominantly distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises 83 genera with about 1,660 known species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae, they make up the order Pro ...

. It is a rare plant which occurs in lava fields in the

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Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

. The species may grow up to 2 metres high, but more often is in the range of 0.5 to 1 metre. The leaves are about 3 cm long, and 10 mm wide. White to yellowish flowers appear in compact racemes between October and November (mid to late spring) in its native range. These are followed in autumn with reddish brown fruits containing winged seeds.

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myrtoidea Flora of Chile Taxa named by Eduard Friedrich Poeppig {{Proteaceae-stub