Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia axillaris (Sw.) Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 960 (1799)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Florida to Caribbean, E. Mexico to Central America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Turks-Caicos Is., Windward Is.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Cirilo, N. & Proctor, G.R. (1994). Vascular plants of the Caribbean Swan islands of Honduras. Brenesia 41-42: 73-80.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Flora of the Cayman Islands

  • Willd. in L., Sp. Pl. ed. 4, 2: 960 (1800).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.583.2. epublication.
  • Barrie, F.R. (2005). Personal communication on Myrtaceae Field Museum of Natural History.
  • Cirilo, N. & Proctor, G.R. (1994). Vascular plants of the Caribbean Swan islands of Honduras. Brenesia 41-42: 73-80.
  • 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.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • 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/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

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 [1123] Dominican Republic K000566207 Yes
Oct 3, 2006 Hamilton, M.A.; Manco, B.N.; Ewing, C. [503] Turks and Caicos Islands K:SPC-65262.000 No
May 1, 2005 Hamilton, M.A.; Clubbe, C.; Walker, R. [48] British Virgin Islands K:SPC-76515.000 No
Eggers [4252] Bahamas, The K001002216 Yes
Hooker, W.J. [s.n.] Jamaica K001002189 Yes
Blodgett [s.n.] United States K001001698 Yes
Cabrera, E.; Cabrera, H. [8884] Mexico K000752277 Yes
Harris, W. [10268] Jamaica K001002190 Yes
Edwards, J.B. [340] Honduras K001001794 Yes
Leonard, E.C.; Leonard, G.M. [12958] Haiti K001002196 Yes
Wilson, P. [7543] Bahamas, The K001002222 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [2671] Jamaica K001002192 Yes
Sintenis, P. [3958] Puerto Rico K001002202 Yes
Hamilton, M.A.; Manco, B.N.; Sanchez, M.D.; Ewing, C.; Hicks, D.; Kelly, D. [553] Turks and Caicos Islands K000367671 Yes
Robertson, E.T. [1265] Jamaica K001002194 Yes
Small, J.K.; Carter, J.J. [8467] Bahamas, The K001002214 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Guadeloupe K001002203 Yes
Ortiz, R.T. [2723] Guatemala K001001786 Yes
Beard, J.S. [384] Antigua and Barbuda K001002201 Yes
Lefroy [s.n.] Bermuda K001001690 Yes
Hamilton, M.A.; Manco, B.N.; Ewing, C. [503] Turks and Caicos Islands K000367697 Yes
Leonard, E.C.; Leonard, G.M. [13578] Haiti K001002197 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] Jamaica K001002184 Yes
Tucker, J.M. [1245] El Salvador K001001796 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Atkinson, R.; Bisset, H.A.; Bridgewater, S. [R. 6598] Belize K001001789 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Brace, L.J.K. [334] Bahamas, The K001002217 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Dawson, R.F.; Youse, H.R. [5742] Honduras K001001791 Yes
Harrisa, W. [5406] Jamaica K001002188 Yes
Killip, E.P. [40983] United States K001001695 Yes
Fuertes, M.Padre [1079] Dominican Republic K001002195 Yes
Sintenis, P. [5335] Puerto Rico K001002200 Yes
Lefroy [s.n.] Bermuda K001001691 Yes
Harris, W. [5303] Jamaica K001002186 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [646] Belize K001001788 Yes
Hamilton, M.A.; Clubbe, C.; Walker, R. [48] British Virgin Islands K000297668 Yes
Martinez, E.S.; Ramos, C.H.; Lombera, R. [25872] Guatemala K001001785 Yes
Valeut, E.J. [825] Dominican Republic K001002207 Yes
Begel [229] United States K001001697 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [141] Bahamas, The K001002223 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Dawson, R.F.; Youse, H.R. [5652] Honduras K001001795 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Dominica K001002199 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Fishlock, W.C. [943] British Virgin Islands K000213314 Yes
Jack, J.G. [5435] Cuba K001002233 Yes
Eastwood, A.; Gillman, M. [762] British Virgin Islands K000297582 Yes
Smith, L.B.; Hodgdon, A.R. [3192] Cuba K001002231 Yes
Harris, W. [5076] Jamaica K001002183 Yes
Valeur, E.J. [825] Dominican Republic K001002206 Yes
Hamilton, M.A. [824] Turks and Caicos Islands K000703321 Yes
Manco, B.N. [BNM 498] Turks and Caicos Islands K000703322 Yes
Boom, B.K. [10041] Puerto Rico K001002210 Yes
Sintenis, P. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K001002205 Yes
Barrier, S. [2953] Guadeloupe K001002212 Yes
Stiffers, A.G. [3586] AN K001002209 Yes
Wright, C. [173] Cuba K001002232 Yes
Robbins, H.G. [1526] Jamaica K001002193 Yes
Wilson, P. [7720] Turks and Caicos Islands K000213315 Yes
Clubbe, C.; Eastwood, A. [17] British Virgin Islands K000297583 Yes
Wilson, P. [7353] Bahamas, The K001002221 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Koepper, J.M.; Wagner, K.A. [8385] Honduras K001001793 Yes
Boldingh, I. [146] AN K001002198 Yes
Barrier, S. [3083] Guadeloupe K001002211 Yes
Matuda, E. [16508] Mexico K000752275 Yes
Schipp, W.A.; Barrie, F.R [825] Belize K001001790 Yes
Landrum, L.R.; Landrum, S.S. [6466] Guatemala K001001784 Yes
Prior, A. [956] Jamaica K001002187 Yes
Matuda, E. [16316] Mexico K000752274 Yes
Small, J.K.; Mosier, C.A.; Small, G.K. [s.n.] United States K001001693 Yes
Small, J.K.; Small, G.K. [4607] United States K001001696 Yes
Matthews, C. [62] Bahamas, The K001002294 Yes
s.coll [246] Bahamas, The K001002226 Yes
Mauteus, C. [62] Bahamas, The K001002220 Yes
Harris, W. [5070] Jamaica K001002181 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [141] Bahamas, The K001002224 Yes
Clubbe, C.; Eastwood, A. [5] British Virgin Islands K000297584 Yes
Wilson, P. [8007] Bahamas, The K001002218 Yes
Pendir [s.n.] Jamaica K001002179 Yes
Fishlock, W.C. [43] British Virgin Islands K000213313 Yes
Sadie, J.L. [120] Turks and Caicos Islands K000368049 Yes
Watt, D. [5050] Jamaica K001002182 Yes
s.coll [1088] Bahamas, The K001002213 Yes
Jack, J.G. [4918] Cuba K001002235 Yes
Standley, P.C. [5668] Honduras K001001792 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Brace, L.J.K [412] Bahamas, The K001002225 Yes
Sintenis, P. [6125] Puerto Rico K001002208 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [6287] Cuba K001002234 Yes
March, J.M. [1682] Jamaica K001002185 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [10124] Jamaica K001002191 Yes
Goldman, D. [2500] Bahamas, The K001002219 Yes
Blodgett [s.n.] United States K001001699 Yes
s.coll [379] Bahamas, The K001002215 Yes
Hamilton, M.A.; Ewing, C. [485] Turks and Caicos Islands K000367738 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [13531] Dominican Republic K001002204 Yes
Plowman, T.; Kress, W.J. [14137] United States K001001694 Yes
Shafer, J.A. [962] Cuba K001002236 Yes
Britton, N.L.; Brace, L.J.K. [322] Bahamas, The K001002227 Yes
Heyde; Lux [3053] Guatemala K001001787 Yes
Harris, W. [5118] Jamaica K001002180 Yes
Brown, S.; Britton, N.L. [258] Bermuda K001001692 Yes
Linden [1992] Cuba K001002230 Yes
Small, J.K.; Mosier, C.A.; Small, G.K. [s.n.] United States Eugenia anthera K001001689 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Antigua and Barbuda Eugenia baruensis K001002390 Yes
Ramage, G.A. [s.n.] Saint Lucia Eugenia baruensis K001002395 Yes
Sargent, C.S. [s.n.] United States Eugenia baruensis K001002393 Yes
Fawcett, W. [s.n.] Cayman Islands Eugenia baruensis K001002396 Yes
Hahn, M. [1221] Martinique Eugenia baruensis K001002398 Yes
Hanh, L. [953] Martinique Eugenia baruensis K001002394 Yes
Brace [213] Bahamas, The Eugenia baruensis K001002392 Yes
s.coll [357] Bahamas, The Eugenia baruensis K001002391 Yes
Hahn, M. [957] Martinique Eugenia baruensis K001002397 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 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0