Orites myrtoidea

{{short description|Species of shrub in the family Proteaceae from lava fields in the Andes in Chile}}

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|image = Orites myrtoidea.jpg

|image_caption = Orites myrtoidea with open fruits in autumn

|genus = Orites

|species = myrtoidea

|authority = (Poepp. & Endl.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.{{cite web|title=Orites myrtoidea|work=Enciclopedia de la Flora Chilena|url=http://www.florachilena.cl/Niv_tax/Angiospermas/Ordenes/Proteales/Proteaceae/Radal%20enano.htm|access-date=2009-12-07}}

| synonyms = Lomatia chilensis Gay

Roupala myrtoidea Poepp. & Endl.

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Orites myrtoidea, the radal enano, is a shrub species in the family Proteaceae. It is a rare plant which occurs in lava fields in the Andes in Chile.{{cite web|author=Belov, Michail|title=Orites myrtoidea| work=Chileflora|url=http://www.chileflora.com/Florachilena/FloraEnglish/HighResPages/EH0066.htm|access-date=2009-12-07}} 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.