Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia protenta McVaugh

First published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 18(2): 204 (1969)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Venezuela (Amazonas) to N. & NE. Brazil. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.568.1.3. epublication.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.568.1.3. epublication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2005 Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Welle, B.J.H.; Görts-van Rijn, A.R.A.; Ek, R.C. [1217] Guyana K001019370 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Souza, M.A.D.; Assunção, P.A.C.L.; Costa, M.A.S.; Silva, C.F. [97] Brazil K001019374 Yes
Jul 1, 2004 Spruce, R. [3816] Brazil K000261011 Isotype Yes
Jun 1, 1997 Vicentini, A.; Assunção, P.A.C.L.; Pereira, E.C.; Silva, C.F. [1022] Brazil K001019373 Yes
Jun 1, 1997 Assunção, P.A.C.L. [439] Brazil K001019372 Yes
Jun 1, 1997 Souza, M.A.D.; Hopkins, M.J.G. [116] Brazil K001019378 Yes
Jun 1, 1997 Souza, M.A.D.; Assunção, P.A.C.L.; Costa, M.A.S.; Silva, C.F. [97] Brazil K001019376 Yes
Jun 1, 1997 Souza, M.A.D. [117] Brazil K001019375 Yes
Jun 1, 1997 Souza, M.A.D.; Silva, C.F. [99] Brazil K001019377 Yes
Jun 1, 1997 Souza, M.A.D.; Assunção, P.A.C.L. [112] Brazil K001019379 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Thomas, W.W.; Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Lima, E.F. [5342] Brazil K001019371 Yes
Spruce, R. [3816] Venezuela K000261055 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spruce, R. [3816] Venezuela K000261054 Unknown Type Material Yes
Colchester [2250] Venezuela K001003417 Yes
Vasconcelos, T.N.C.; Giaretta, A. [350] Brazil K000066056 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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

    • 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 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0