Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia acapulcensis Steud.

First published in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 601 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Brazil. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.583.2. epublication.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2012). Nova Silva Cusatlantica. Árboles natinos e introducidos de El Salvador. Parte 2: Angiospermae - Familias M a P y Pteridophyta. Englera 29-2: 1-300.
  • 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. (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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Linares, J.L. (2003 publ. 2005). Lista comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la República de El Salvador. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 44: 105-268.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Linares, J.L. (2003 publ. 2005). Lista comentado de los árboles nativos y cultivados en la República de El Salvador. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 44: 105-268.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Castro-Moreno, C. (2019). Línea base de especies en términos de su vocación de conservación y uso sostenible del departamento de Santander-Proyecto Santander BIO.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2015). Listado de especies de Productos No Maderables del caribe colombiano. 366 registros, aportados por: Garcia, H. (Contacto del Recurso), López Camacho, R. (Creador del recurso), Espitia Palencia, L. (Proveedor del metadatos). Versión 2.0. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_bst-caribe_plantae_2015
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (ed.) (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 4, 2011 Estrado, A.; Chacon, R.; Bolanos, S.E. [5085] Costa Rica K000066117 No
Apr 1, 2010 Wallnofer, B.; Tut-Tesucun, F.M. [6105] Guatemala K000812436 Yes
Apr 1, 2010 Wallnofer, B. [9548] Guatemala K000812437 Yes
Feb 1, 2005 Langlasse, E. [1062] Mexico K000752267 Yes
Feb 1, 2005 Gentle, P.H. [1619] Belize K000276249 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Gentle, P.H. [30] Belize K000276356 Isotype Yes
Aug 1, 2003 Ridley, L.A.M. [142] Panama K000276765 Type Yes
Aug 1, 2003 Ridley, L.A.M. [142] Panama K000276766 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Matuda, E. [3832] Mexico K000276352 Isotype Yes
Feb 1, 2002 Beechey [s.n.] Mexico K000752266 Yes
Jan 1, 1962 Matuda, E. [3621] Mexico K000752269 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [16505] Guatemala K001001741 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [1669] Belize K001001752 Yes
Heyde; Lux [3085] Guatemala K001001746 Yes
Campbell, E.J.F. [18] Belize K001001750 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [1469] Belize K001001751 Yes
Hahn, M. [s.n.] Mexico K000752270 Yes
Moreno, P.P. [10159] Nicaragua K001001755 Yes
Stevens, W.D.; Grijalva, A. [15127] Nicaragua K001001757 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [4316] Belize K001001749 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [1401] Belize K001001748 Yes
Campbell, E.J.F. [41] Belize K001001747 Yes
Lundell, C.L.; Contreras, E. [18876] Guatemala K001001744 Yes
Laguna, A. [412] Nicaragua K001001758 Yes
Campbell, E.J.F. [42] Belize K001001754 Yes
Palmer, E. [357] Mexico K000752271 Yes
Campbell, E.J.F. [28] Belize K001001753 Yes
Rose, J.N.; Standley, P.C.; Russell, P.G. [14475] Mexico K000752268 Yes
Bernouilli, G. [741] Guatemala K001001745 Yes
Stevens, W.D. [23033] Nicaragua K001001759 Yes
Martinez, K. [288] Costa Rica K001001761 Yes
Lundrell, C.L.; Contreras, E. [18878] Guatemala K001001742 Yes
Velasco-Sinaca, E. [710] Mexico K001001743 Yes
Moreno, P. [22579] Nicaragua K001001756 Yes
Gomez, L.D.; Herrera, G. [23041] Costa Rica K001001760 Yes
Contreras, E. [9323] Guatemala K001001820 Yes
Mexia, Y. [8898] Mexico K000752272 Yes
Smith, J.D. [2066] Guatemala K001001819 Yes
Cuming, H. [1113] Panama Eugenia antiquae K001002722 Yes
Cumming [1113] Colombia Eugenia antiquae K001002712 Yes
Sinclair [s.n.] Panama Eugenia antiquae K001002723 Yes
Seemann [s.n.] Panama Eugenia antiquae K001002715 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Panama Eugenia antiquae K001002713 Yes
Fendler, A. [182] Panama Eugenia antiquae K001002717 Yes
Fendler, A. [182] Panama Eugenia antiquae K001002718 Yes
Fendler, A. [183] Panama Eugenia antiquae K001002720 Yes
Fendler, A. [s.n.] Panama Eugenia antiquae K001002716 Yes
Riley, L.A.M. [110] Panama Eugenia antiquae K001002725 Yes
Sinclair [s.n.] Panama Eugenia antiquae K001002724 Yes
Fendler, A. [103] Panama Eugenia antiquae K001002719 Yes
Siemann [280] Panama Eugenia antiquae K001002714 Yes
Riley, L.A.M. [110] Panama Eugenia antiquae K001002721 Yes

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • 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/
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