Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia foetida Pers.

First published in Syn. Pl. 2: 29 (1806)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Guatemala, S. Florida to Caribbean. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Dominican Republic, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Barrie, F.R. (2005). Personal communication on Myrtaceae Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Eugenia maleolens.]

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 29 (1806).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Correll, D.S. & Correll, H.B. (1982). Flora of the Bahama Archipelago: 1-1692. J.Cramer, Vaduz.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2009 Lucas, E.J., et al [1115] Dominican Republic K000566206 Yes
Apr 1, 2008 Pollard, B.J. [1321] K000213774 Yes
Vasconcelos, T.N.C.; Encarnacion, W. [583] K000065929 No
Schipp, W.A. [427] Belize K001001891 Yes
Cabrera, E.; de Cabrera, H. [8768] Mexico K001001885 Yes
Holst, B.K. [8865] K000066149 No
Vasconcelos, T.N.C.; Encarnacion, W. [579] K000065930 No
Gentle, P.H. [1202] Belize K001001889 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [24123] Belize K001001888 Yes
Rico, L.; Malcolm-Tompkins, P.; Zappi, D.C.; Ulian, T. [1985] Dominican Republic K000478761 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [1745] Belize K001001890 Yes
Gaumer, G.F. [s.n.] Mexico K000276275 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burton, F. [321] Turks and Caicos Islands Eugenia fetida K000368916 Yes
Ewing, C.E.; Manco, B.N. [10] Turks and Caicos Islands Eugenia fetida K000297845 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] India Eugenia fetida K001002512 Yes
Liogier, A.H. [19305] Dominican Republic Eugenia fetida K001002511 Yes
Burton, F. [FB 351] Turks and Caicos Islands Eugenia fetida K000368917 Yes
Grifo, F.T.; Matuszuk, J.M. [228] Dominican Republic Eugenia fetida K001002510 Yes
Acevedo-Rodriguez, P. [11782] Dominican Republic Eugenia fetida K001002509 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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