Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia glabrata (Sw.) DC.

First published in Prodr. 3: 274 (1828)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caribbean. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wright, C. [1206] Cuba K001002519 Yes
Harris, W. [5102] Jamaica K001002517 Yes
Plowman, T. [3247] Jamaica K001002521 Yes
Fuertes, P. [578] Dominican Republic K001002513 Yes
Wright, C. [1208] Cuba K001002520 Yes
Jack, J.G. [7958] Cuba K001002515 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [9527] Dominican Republic K001002514 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Guadeloupe K001002516 Yes
Campbell, K.; Vasconcelos, T.N.C.; Lucas, E.; Meikle, J. [53] Jamaica K000066131 No
Hahn, L. [1155] Martinique K001002518 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