Eugenia buxifolia

Eugenia buxifolia

Eugenia buxifolia

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 buxifolia

Name

Eugenia buxifolia Lam., Encycl. 3: 204–205. 1789.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eugenia coriacea F.Dietr. in Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 3: 263 (1817), nom. illeg.
  • Jossinia buxifolia (Lam.) DC., Prod. (de Candolle) 3: 238. 1828.
  • Myrtus borbonica Spreng., Syst. Veg. (ed. 16) (Sprengel) 2: 481. 1825.

• Heterotypic
  • Eugenia buxifolia var. minor Cordem., Fl. Réunion 428. 1895.
  • Eugenia buxifolia var. parvifolia, Schltdl., Linnaea 5: 199 1830.
  • Eugenia heteromorpha Cordem., Fl. Réunion (E.J. de Cordemoy) 428. 1895.
  • Jossinia buxifolia var. microphylla Blume

Homonyms

• Eugenia buxifolia Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 960 (1799), nom. illeg. vide Eugenia foetida Pers. in Syn. Pl. 2: 29 (1806)
• Eugenia buxifolia Phil. in Linnaea 28: 640 (1857), nom. illeg. vide Myrceugenia chrysocarpa (O.Berg) Kausel in Revista Argent. Agron. 9: 58 (1942)

Note:

Often confused with Eugenia foetida (syn. Eugenia buxifolia (Sw.) Willd., nom. illeg.).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Mascareñas Réunion References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. 1789–1792 [1789]. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique. Tome 3. viii + 759 pp. Panckoucke, Paris; Plomteux, Liége. BHL Reference page. : 3: 204

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. 
• Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement Informations légales - ©CIRAD 2008 (tous droits réservés). 2009 10 03 [1].

Vernacular names

français: Bois de nefles, Bois de nèfles à petites feuilles

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