Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia ligustrina (Sw.) Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 962 (1799)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caribbean to Brazil. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
  • Williams, R.O. (1934). Myrtaceae (pars.). Flora of Trinidad and Tobago 1(6): 333-410. Government Printing Office, Port-of-Spain.
  • de Lima Lourenço, A.R. & de Vasconcellos Barbosa, M.R. (2012). Myrtaceae em restingas no limite norte de distribuição da Mata Atlântica, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 63: 373-393.
  • de Oliveira Bünger, M., Scalon, V.R., Sobral, M. & Stehmann, J.R. (2012). Myrtaceae no parque estadual do Itacolomi, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 63: 857-881.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 10, 2013 Arantes, A.A.; Schiavini, I. [399] Brazil K001018469 Yes
Jul 1, 2013 Heringer, E.P. [15929] Brazil K001018478 Yes
Nov 1, 2012 Faria, J.E.Q.; Villarroel, D. [3023] Brazil K000065999 No
Oct 1, 2012 Rollo, M.A. [s.n.] Brazil K001021469 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [3016] Suriname K001018468 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Gardner [4676] Brazil K001018473 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Mori, S.A.; F.P.Benton. [12890] Brazil K000277268 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Sant'Ana, S.C. de; A.M.de Carvalho, A.Amorim & A.Mayer. [115] Brazil K000277321 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Mori, S.A.; T.S.dos Santos & C.B.Thompson. [11140] Brazil K000277267 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Carvalho, A.M.V.; Barroso, G.M.; Bautista, H.P.; Lima, M.P.M.; Silva, L.A.M.; Peixoto, O.; Santos, A.V.P. [s.n.] Brazil K001018470 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Cordeiro, J.; Barbosa, E. [1333] Brazil K001018477 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Evans, R.; Koemar, S.; Ramlal, J.; Traag, D. [2475] Suriname K001018466 Yes
Jan 1, 1949 Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [3017] Suriname K001018714 Yes
Hamilton, M.A.; Robbins, S.K.; Dent, D. [570] Montserrat K:SPC-65189.000 No
s.coll [s.n.] Guadeloupe K001002305 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [5241] Brazil K001018474 Yes
Anderson [s.n.] Saint Lucia K001002311 Yes
Parker [s.n.] Dominica K001002310 Yes
Lima, H.C., de [4238] Brazil K001018475 Yes
Beck, G. [16877] Bolivia K001002917 Yes
Steinbach, J. [6463] Bolivia K001002918 Yes
Harris, W. [5231] Jamaica K001002290 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001002317 Yes
Bev, L.G. [s.n.] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K001002309 Yes
Waby, J.R. [112] Barbados K001002312 Yes
Leonard, E.C.; Leonard, G.M. [14789] Haiti K001002292 Yes
Wright, C. [169] Puerto Rico K001002295 Yes
Anderson [s.n.] Saint Lucia K001002313 Yes
Regnell, A.F. [II116] Brazil K001018472 Yes
Ismay [17] Dominican Republic K001002314 Yes
Wright, C. [1208] Cuba K001002282 Yes
Sintenis, P. [1317] Puerto Rico K001002296 Yes
Axelrod, F.; Thoms, R.C.; Waide, B.; Duckett, C. [7739] Puerto Rico K001002297 Yes
Heller, T.M. [TMH 717] British Virgin Islands K:SPC-78693.000 No
Hamilton, M.A.; Robbins, S.K.; Dent, D. [MH 570] Montserrat K000368908 Yes
Robbins, S.K.; Barrios, S.; Hamilton, M.A. [SR 24] Montserrat K000368912 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Britton, E.G.; Brown, M.S. [2732] Trinidad and Tobago K001002303 Yes
Linden [1985] Cuba K001002288 Yes
Nicholson [s.n.] Antigua and Barbuda K001002308 Yes
Wright, C. [169] Cuba K001002284 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [2960] Trinidad and Tobago K001002304 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K001002300 Yes
Linden [1985] Cuba K001002283 Yes
Eggers [5363] Cuba K001002281 Yes
Hooper, E.D.M. [s.n.] Antigua and Barbuda K001002307 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [732] Cuba K001002287 Yes
Smith, H.H.; Smith, G.W.; Godman, F.R.S. [s.n.] K001002319 Yes
Silva, L.A.M.; Brito, H.S.; Santos, E.B. [2588] Brazil K001018471 Yes
Vasconcelos, T.N.C.; Veloz, A. [570] K000066136 No
Rusby, K.H. [321] Bolivia K001002916 Yes
Williams, R.O. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K001002301 Yes
Boldingh, I. [473 B] Saint Kitts and Nevis K001002315 Yes
Jonsson, G. [844a] Brazil K001018476 Yes
Eggers [346] K001002316 Yes
Hahn, S. [1502] Martinique K001002306 Yes
Axelrod, F.; Waide, B. [8309] Puerto Rico K001002298 Yes
Heller, A.A.; Heller, A.A. [1304] Puerto Rico K001002299 Yes
Smith, H.H.; Smith, G.W.; Godman, F.R.S. [s.n.] K001002320 Yes
Rico, L.; Barreto, A.; Martinez, Q.E.; Beyra, A. [2050] Cuba K001002285 Yes
Wright [s.n.] Jamaica K001002291 Yes
s.coll. [6768] Guyana K001018467 Yes
Stoffers, A.L. [3784] AN K001002318 Yes
Skelding, A.D.; Robertson, E.T. [4578] Jamaica K001002289 Yes
Britton, N.L; Seaver, F.T.; Broadway, W.L. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K001002302 Yes
Hamilton, M.A.; Clubbe, C.P.; daly, J.; Greenaway, J.; Fenton, C. [308] Montserrat K000368911 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [3753] Haiti K001002293 Yes
Linden [1985] Cuba K001002286 Yes
Hamilton, M.A.; Clubbe, C.P.; Edwards, S.; Greenaway, J.; Fenton, C. [327] Montserrat K000368910 Yes

Sources

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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