Eugenia capensis

Eugenia capensis

Eugenia capensis

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 capensis
Subspecies: E. c. subsp. albanensis – E. c. subsp. capensis – E. c. subsp. gueinzii – E. c. subsp. natalitia – E. c. subsp. nyassensis – E. c. subsp. simii – E. c. subsp. zeyheri

Name

Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv., 1838

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Memecylon capense Eckl. & Zeyh. in Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 274 (1836)
  • Myrtus capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. in Gen. S. Afr. Pl.: 99 (1838), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Swaziland Eastern Africa Mozambique, Tanzania Central Africa Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Harvey, W.H. 1838. The genera of South African plants, arranged according to the natural system. lxvi + 429 pp., Cape Town: A.S. Robertson. Hathitrust Reference page. : 416

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 capensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Eugenia capensis. Published online. Accessed: June 18 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Eugenia capensis. 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 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Eugenia capensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 June 2024.

Vernacular names

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