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

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.

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. [503], Turks and Caicos Is. 65262.000 No
May 1, 2005 Hamilton, M.A. [48] 76515.000 No
Wilson, P. [7720], Turks and Caicos Is. K000213315 Yes
Matuda, E. [16316], Mexico K000752274 Yes
Killip, E.P. [40983], USA K001001695 Yes
Watt, D. [5050], Jamaica K001002182 Yes
Leonard, E.C. [12958], Haiti K001002196 Yes
Sintenis, P. [5335], Puerto Rico K001002200 Yes
Sintenis, P. [3958], Puerto Rico K001002202 Yes
Valeut, E.J. [825], Dominican Republic K001002207 Yes
Boom, B.K. [10041], Puerto Rico K001002210 Yes
Wilson, P. [7353], Bahamas K001002221 Yes
Blodgett [s.n.], USA K001001699 Yes
Small, J.K. [8467], Bahamas K001002214 Yes
Harris, W. [5076], Jamaica K001002183 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [2671], Jamaica K001002192 Yes
Leonard, E.C. [13578], Haiti K001002197 Yes
Yuncker, T.G. [5652], Honduras K001001795 Yes
Standley, P.C. [5668], Honduras K001001792 Yes
Harrisa, W. [5406], Jamaica K001002188 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.], Jamaica K001002184 Yes
Stiffers, A.G. [3586], Netherlands Antilles K001002209 Yes
Ortiz, R.T. [2723], Guatemala K001001786 Yes
Britton, N.L. [943], British Virgin Is. K000213314 Yes
s.coll [379], Bahamas K001002215 Yes
Fuertes, M.Padre [1079], Dominican Republic K001002195 Yes
Hamilton, M.A. [503], Turks and Caicos Is. K000367697 Yes
Robbins, H.G. [1526], Jamaica K001002193 Yes
Goldman, D. [2500], Bahamas K001002219 Yes
Blodgett [s.n.], USA K001001698 Yes
Wright, C. [173], Cuba K001002232 Yes
Hamilton, M.A. [553], Turks and Caicos Is. K000367671 Yes
Small, J.K. [s.n.], USA K001001693 Yes
Edwards, J.B. [340], Honduras K001001794 Yes
Wilson, P. [7543], Bahamas K001002222 Yes
Tucker, J.M. [1245], El Salvador K001001796 Yes
Plowman, T. [14137], USA K001001694 Yes
s.coll [246], Bahamas K001002226 Yes
Lefroy [s.n.], Bermuda K001001691 Yes
Britton, N.L. [334], Bahamas K001002217 Yes
Fishlock, W.C. [43], British Virgin Is. K000213313 Yes
Britton, N.L. [322], Bahamas K001002227 Yes
s.coll [s.n.], Guadeloupe K001002203 Yes
Boldingh, I. [146], Netherlands Antilles K001002198 Yes
Mauteus, C. [62], Bahamas K001002220 Yes
Yuncker, T.G. [8385], Honduras K001001793 Yes
Sintenis, P. [s.n.], Trinidad & Tobago K001002205 Yes
Cabrera, E. [8884], Mexico K000752277 Yes
Clubbe, C. [5], British Virgin Is. K000297584 Yes
Lundell, C.L. [646], Belize K001001788 Yes
Hamilton, M.A. [48], British Virgin Is. K000297668 Yes
Orcutt, C.R. [10124], Jamaica K001002191 Yes
Sadie, J.L. [120], Turks and Caicos Is. K000368049 Yes
Brown, S. [258], Bermuda K001001692 Yes
Barrier, S. [3083], Guadeloupe K001002211 Yes
Manco, B.N. [BNM 498], Turks and Caicos Is. K000703322 Yes
Eggers [4252], Bahamas K001002216 Yes
Valeur, E.J. [825], Dominican Republic K001002206 Yes
Shafer, J.A. [962], Cuba K001002236 Yes
March, J.M. [1682], Jamaica K001002185 Yes
Matthews, C. [62], Bahamas K001002294 Yes
Jack, J.G. [5435], Cuba K001002233 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [141], Bahamas K001002223 Yes
Clubbe, C. [17], British Virgin Is. K000297583 Yes
Schipp, W.A. [825], Belize K001001790 Yes
Matuda, E. [16508], Mexico K000752275 Yes
Pendir [s.n.], Jamaica K001002179 Yes
Begel [229], USA K001001697 Yes
Prior, A. [956], Jamaica K001002187 Yes
Martinez, E.S. [25872], Guatemala K001001785 Yes
Manco, B.N. [BNM484], Turks and Caicos Is. K000703289 Yes
Harris, W. [5070], Jamaica K001002181 Yes
Beard, J.S. [384], Antigua & Barbuda K001002201 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [6287], Cuba K001002234 Yes
Wilson, P. [8007], Bahamas K001002218 Yes
Britton, N.L. [412], Bahamas K001002225 Yes
Harris, W. [5118], Jamaica K001002180 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [13531], Dominican Republic K001002204 Yes
Linden [1992], Cuba K001002230 Yes
Ratter, J.A. [R. 6598], Belize K001001789 Yes
Sintenis, P. [6125], Puerto Rico K001002208 Yes
Yuncker, T.G. [5742], Honduras K001001791 Yes
Hamilton, M.A. [485], Turks and Caicos Is. K000367738 Yes
Landrum, L.R. [6466], Guatemala K001001784 Yes
Hamilton, M.A. [824], Turks and Caicos Is. K000703321 Yes
Small, J.K. [4607], USA K001001696 Yes
Barrier, S. [2953], Guadeloupe K001002212 Yes
Robertson, E.T. [1265], Jamaica K001002194 Yes
Lefroy [s.n.], Bermuda K001001690 Yes
Hooker, W.J. [s.n.], Jamaica K001002189 Yes
Heyde [3053], Guatemala K001001787 Yes
Harris, W. [5303], Jamaica K001002186 Yes
s.coll [s.n.], Dominica K001002199 Yes
Eastwood, A. [762], British Virgin Is. K000297582 Yes
Harris, W. [10268], Jamaica K001002190 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [141], Bahamas K001002224 Yes
Smith, L.B. [3192], Cuba K001002231 Yes
s.coll [1088], Bahamas K001002213 Yes
Jack, J.G. [4918], Cuba K001002235 Yes
Small, J.K. [s.n.], USA Eugenia anthera K001001689 Yes
Sargent, C.S. [s.n.], USA Eugenia baruensis K001002393 Yes
Hanh, L. [953], Martinique Eugenia baruensis K001002394 Yes
Hahn, M. [1221], Martinique Eugenia baruensis K001002398 Yes
s.coll [s.n.], Antigua & Barbuda Eugenia baruensis K001002390 Yes
Fawcett, W. [s.n.], Cayman Is. Eugenia baruensis K001002396 Yes
s.coll [357], Bahamas Eugenia baruensis K001002391 Yes
Ramage, G.A. [s.n.], St. Lucia Eugenia baruensis K001002395 Yes
Hahn, M. [957], Martinique Eugenia baruensis K001002397 Yes
Brace [213], Bahamas Eugenia baruensis K001002392 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Soares-Silva, L.H. et al. [00443], Brazil Eugenia verrucosa K000066073 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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