Eugenia foetida

Eugenia foetida

Eugenia foetida

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 foetida

Name

Eugenia foetida Pers., Syn. Pl. (Persoon) 2(1): 29. 1806.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Myrtus foetida (Pers.) Sprengl., Syst. Veg. 2: 481. 1825.
• Heterotypic
  • Eugenia buxifolia (Sw.) Willd., Sp. Pl. (Willdenow) 2(2): 960. 1799, nom. illeg. non Lam. (1789).
  • Eugenia fetida Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 3: 129 (1813), orth. var.
  • Eugenia macrostemon O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 188. 1856.
  • Eugenia mayana Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1042. 1924.
  • Eugenia myrtoides Poir., Encycl. (Lamarck) Suppl. 3. 125. 1813.
  • Eugenia ossaeana Urb., Symb. Antill. (Urban). 9(4): 514. 1928.
  • Eugenia poiretii (Spreng.) DC. in Prodr. 3: 274 (1828)
  • Eugenia triplinervia O.Berg., Linnaea 27: 190. 1856.
  • Eugenia triplinervia var. angustifolia O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 192. 1856.
  • Eugenia triplinervia var. buxifolia (Sw.) O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 191. 1856.
  • Eugenia triplinervia var. laevigata O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 192. 1856.
  • Eugenia triplinervia var. latissima O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 191. 1856.
  • Eugenia triplinervia var. oblongata O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 192. 1856.
  • Eugenia triplinervia var. obovata O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 191. 1856.
  • Eugenia unedifolia Spreng. ex O.Berg in Linnaea 27: 192 (1856), pro syn.
  • Myrtus acka Juss. ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 277 (1828)
  • Myrtus axillaris Poir., Encycl. (Lamarck) 4(2): 412. 1798, nom. illeg. non Sw. (1788).
  • Myrtus buxifolia Sw., Prodr. 78. 1788.
  • Myrtus poiretii Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 483 (1825)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Is., Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is. Regional: Central America Belize, Guatemala Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Florida Regional: Mexico Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Persoon, C.H. 1806–1807. Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum. Pars secunda. 657 pp. Apud Bibliopolas Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis Lutetiorum [Paris]; Apud J. G. Cottam, Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 2: 29

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 foetida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Eugenia foetida. Published online. Accessed: June 19 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Eugenia foetida. 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 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Eugenia foetida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 June 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Box-leaf eugenia
español: Anguila, guairaje

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