Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia aschersoniana F.Hoffm.

First published in Beitr. Fl. Centr.-Ost-Afr.: 35 (1889)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia, Tanzania (Tabora District), Mozambique. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • A. Engler & O. Drude, Die Vegetation Der Erde, IX, Pflanzenwelt Afrikas 3(2): 733 (1921).
  • F. Hoffm., Beitr. Kennt. Fl. Zentr.-Ost-Afr.: 35 (1889).
  • Gilg. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 287 (1895) pro parte.
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 376 (1949).
  • Verdc. in Kew Bulletin 54: 48 (1999).
  • Warburg in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile B: 221 (1895) pro parte.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Procter, J. [2091] Tanzania K001000930 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [8027] Zambia K:SPC-08595.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [8027A] Zambia K:SPC-08597.000 No
Lea, A. [75] Mozambique Eugenia capensis subsp. aschersoniana K001001106 Yes
Rulangaranga, Z.K.; Mbago, F.M.; Suleiman, H.O. [123] Tanzania Eugenia capensis subsp. aschersoniana K001000994 Yes
Honey, T. [699] Mozambique Eugenia capensis subsp. aschersoniana K001001104 Yes
Luke, P.A.; Luke, W.R.Q. [4279] Tanzania Eugenia capensis subsp. aschersoniana K001000993 Yes
Allen, E.F. [27] Mozambique Eugenia capensis subsp. aschersoniana K001001107 Yes
Noel, A.R.A. [2465] Mozambique Eugenia capensis subsp. aschersoniana K001001105 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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/

  • 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