Eugenia elliptica

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 elliptica

Name

Eugenia elliptica Lam., 1789

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eugenia cotinifolia var. elliptica (Lam.) Baker in Fl. Mauritius: 114 (1877)
  • Jossinia elliptica (Lam.) DC. in Prodr. 3: 237 (1828)
  • Jossinia lamarckii Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 121 (1850), nom. superfl.
  • Myrtus elliptica (Lam.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 483 (1825)
• Heterotypic
  • Eugenia cotinifolia var. cordifolia Baker in Fl. Mauritius: 114 (1877)
  • Jossinia cordifolia Bojer in Hortus Maurit.: 141 (1837), nom. nud.
  • Jossinia lanceolata Bojer in Hortus Maurit.: 141 (1837), nom. inval.

Homonyms

• Eugenia elliptica Hook. & Arn. in Bot. Misc. 3: 323 (1833) vide Myrcianthes cisplatensis (Cambess.) O.Berg in Linnaea 27: 315 (1856)
• Eugenia elliptica Phil. in Anales Univ. Chile 1865(2): 315 (1865), nom. illeg. vide Temu cruckshanksii (Hook. & Arn.) O.Berg in Linnaea 30: 711 (1861)
• Eugenia elliptica Sm. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 3: 281 (1797), nom. illeg. vide Syzygium smithii (Poir.) Nied.in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(7): 85 (1893)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Mascareñas Mauritius . 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. : 3:206.

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 elliptica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Eugenia elliptica. Published online. Accessed: June 23 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Eugenia elliptica. 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 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Eugenia elliptica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 June 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eugenia elliptica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.