Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia latifolia Aubl.

First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 502 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. South America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • 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.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2016 Granville, J.J.; Acevedo, P.; Boyer, A.; Hollenberg, L. [12027] Suriname K001022008 Yes
Oct 1, 2016 Sastre, C. [6256] French Guiana K001022009 Yes
Jan 1, 2013 Banki, O.S.; Bhikhi, C.R. [1711] Suriname K001265361 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Bordenave, B. [2673] Brazil K000567154 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Jansen-Jacob, M.J., et al. [7048] Brazil K000567153 Yes
Feb 1, 2008 Kvist, L.P.; Londoño, X.; Steele, O.C.; Tiwari, S. [340] Guyana K001019030 Yes
Apr 1, 2005 Prevost, M.F.; Sabatier, D.; Banki, O. [4707] French Guiana K000331662 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 s.coll. [118] French Guiana K001019037 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Granville, J.J.; Crozier, F. [13858] French Guiana K001019032 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Bordenave, B. [223] French Guiana K001019041 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Sastre, C. [5949] French Guiana K001019035 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Granville, J.J. [B.4828] French Guiana K001019039 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Bordenave, B. [223] French Guiana K001019040 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Oldeman [B-3618] French Guiana K001019036 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Molino, J.F. [894] French Guiana K001019031 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Daly, D.C.; Reitsma, J.; Cardoso, R. [3813] Brazil K001019042 Yes
Feb 1, 1932 Poiteau [s.n.] French Guiana K000276717 Type Yes
Broadway, W.E. [2873] Trinidad and Tobago K001002569 Yes
Beckett, J.E. [8641] Guyana K001019956 Yes
Beckett, J.E. [8641] Guyana K001019959 Yes
Oldeman [B-2038] French Guiana K001019034 Yes
Rombouts [835] Suriname K001019033 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K001002567 Yes
s.coll. [4064] Guyana K001019960 Yes
Oldeman [1669] French Guiana K001019038 Yes
Beckett, J.E. [8641] Guyana K001019958 Yes
Hart, W.J. [3568] Trinidad and Tobago K001002568 Yes
Beckett, J.E. [8641] Guyana K001019955 Yes
s.coll. [5465] Guyana K001019957 Yes

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