Eugenia

Contains 6 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Eugenia L.
MYRTACEAE
STOPPER
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Classification
MYRTALES
Eugenia
Citation
EUGENIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 470. 1753.
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TYPE: Eugenia uniflora Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & Millspaugh, Bahama Fl. 303. 1920.
Distribution Map Present

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Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Eugenia axillaris WHITE STOPPER Native
Eugenia confusa REDBERRY STOPPER; REDBERRY EUGENIA Native Rare-State
Eugenia coronata AMAME Not Native
Eugenia foetida SPANISH STOPPER; BOXLEAF STOPPER Native
Eugenia rhombea RED STOPPER Native Rare-State
Eugenia uniflora SURINAM CHERRY Not Native UPL (NWPL) Y
Identification Key
1.  Leaf blade obovate, with a narrower angle towards the base, the apex broadly rounded; petioles, pedicels, and peduncles densely puberulent
E. foetida
1.  Leaf blade ovate, with a narrower angle towards the tip, the apex usually acuminate; petioles, pedicels, and peduncles glabrous to glabrate or puberulent
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2.  Leaves subsessile, the petiole 0-3(4) mm long
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2.  Leaves petiolate, the petiole 2-8 mm long
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3.  Leaf blade apex with a strong acumen; pedicels 10-30 mm long; calyx lobes equal, 4-8 mm long; fruit ribbed, 12-15 mm long or wide
E. uniflora
3.  Leaf blade apex rounded to obtuse; pedicels 5-10 mm long; calyx lobes unequal, 1-4 mm long; fruit not ribbed, 7-12 mm long or wide
E. coronata
4.  Leaf blade lustrous on the upper surface, abruptly narrowed to an acuminate apex
E. confusa
4.  Leaf blade dull to slightly lustrous on the upper surface, gradually narrowed to an acuminate apex
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5.  Leaf blade rather chartaceous, with conspicuous whitish lateral veins on the upper surface when fresh (obscure when dry) and typically lacking a light green margin, the midrib prominent on the lower surface for half or more of the blade length; pedicels 1-3 mm long; larger sepals ca. 1 mm long
E. axillaris
5.  Leaf blade rather coriaceous, the lateral veins unapparent or obscure on the upper surface when fresh and dry, with a apparent light green margin on the upper surface, the midrib slightly prominent only at the base of the blade underside; pedicels 8-20(30) mm long; larger sepals 2-4 mm long
E. rhombea
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Emurtia Emurtia Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 106. 1838. TYPE: Myrtus micrantha Kunth Lectotypified by McVaugh, Taxon 5: 139. 1956.
Epleienda Epleienda Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 107. 1838. TYPE: Epleienda sinemariensis (Aublet) Rafinesque (Eugenia sinemariensis Aublet)
Greggia Greggia Solander ex Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 168, t. 33. 1788. TYPE: Greggia aromatica Gaertner
Myrcialeucas Myrcialeucas Rojas, Bull. Acad. Int. Geogr. Bot. 24: 217. 1914. TYPE: Myrcialeucas odorifolius Rojas
Myrtopsis Myrtopsis O. Hoffmann, Linnaea 43: 133. 1881, nom. rej. vs. Myrtopsis Engler 1896. TYPE: Myrtopsis malangensis O. Hoffmann
Phyllocalyx Phyllocalyx O. Berg, Linnaea 27: 306. 1856, non A. Richard 1847. TYPE: Phyllocalyx involucratus (de Candolle) O. Berg (Eugenia involucrata de Candolle) Lectotypified by McVaugh, Taxon 5: 144. 1956.
Psidiastrum Psidiastrum Bello, Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 272. 1881. TYPE: Psidiastrum dubium Bello
Stenocalyx Stenocalyx O. Berg, Linnaea 27: 309. 1856. TYPE: Stenocalyx michelii O. Berg (Eugenia michelii Lamarck, nom. illegit.; Eugenia uniflora Linnaeus) Lectotypified by Merrill, J. Arnold Arbor. 31: 329. 1950.