Eugenia roxburghii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Myrteae
Subtribus: Eugeniinae
Genus: Eugenia
Species: Eugenia roxburghii

Name

Eugenia roxburghii DC., 1828

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Eugenia bracteata var. roxburghii (DC.) Duthie in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 502 (1879)
- Eugenia zeylanica Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 490 (1832), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Eugenia bracteata (Willd.) Raeusch. ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 264 (1828), nom. illeg.
- Eugenia bracteata var. fasciculata (Wall. ex Blume) Duthie in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 502 (1879)
- Eugenia fasciculata Wall. ex Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 87 (1850)
- Eugenia heynei Rathakr. & N.C.Nair in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 5: 232 (1984)
- Eugenia macrosepala Duthie in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 501 (1879)
- Eugenia rothii Panigrahi in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 5: 994 (1984), nom. illeg.
- Eugenia rothii var. fasciculata (Wall. ex Blume) H.B.Naithani in Fl. Pl. India, Nepal & Bhutan: 165 (1990)
- Eugenia willdenowii Wight in Ill. Ind. Bot. 2: 13 (1841), nom. illeg.
- Eugenia zeylanica var. laxiflora Bedd. in Fl. Sylv. S. India: 202 (1872)
- Myrtus bracteata Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 969 (1799)
- Myrtus coromandelina J.Koenig ex Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 491 (1832), nom. inval.
- Myrtus heynei Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 482 (1825), nom. superfl.
- Myrtus latifolia B.Heyne ex Roth in Nov. Pl. Sp.: 232 (1821)
- Myrtus littoralis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. in Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 331 (1834)
- Myrtus quadripartita Royen ex Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 87 (1850), pro syn.
- Myrtus ruscifolia Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 970 (1799)
- Syzygium bracteatum (Willd.) Korth. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 1: 205 (1846)
- Syzygium ruscifolium (Willd.) Santapau & Wagh in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 5: 109 (1964)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Vietnam Regional: Southeastern Asia Myanmar, Thailand References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

De Candolle, A.P. 1828. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 3: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines XXVI. 494 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 3: 271

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A., Sobral, M., Ashton, P.S., Barrie, F.R., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.R., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F.F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C.E.B., Soares-Silva, L.H., Wilson, P.G. & Lucas, E. 2008. World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Eugenia roxburghii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Eugenia roxburghii. Published online. Accessed: June 10 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. Eugenia roxburghii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 10. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Eugenia roxburghii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 June 2024.

Vernacular names

العربية: يوجينة روكسبوري
English: Roxburgh's Cherry
தமிழ்: பீக்கொஞ்சி
Tiếng Việt: Trâm lá hoa

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