Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia modesta DC.

First published in Prodr. 3: 279 (1828)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to Brazil and N. Argentina. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay

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.
  • Mazine, F.F. & Castro Souza, V. (2015). Lectotypifications and a new combination in Eugenia sect. Racemosae (Myrtaceae). Phytotaxa 205(3): 157-167.
  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2014 Santos, M.F. [647] Brazil K000904343 Yes
Feb 1, 2012 Rodrigues, E.A. [253] Brazil K000567098 Yes
Feb 2, 2006 Guedes, M.L., et al. [PCD 5658] Brazil K000275678 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Kawasaki, M.L.; Viveiros, S.M.; Viveiros, L.F. [CFSC 9111] Brazil K001018094 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Peron, M. [594] Brazil K001018093 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000276388 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Riedel [2589] Brazil K000276389 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Mazine, F.F.; Vieira, S.; Romão, G.O. [852] Brazil K001018092 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Mazine, F.F.; Vieira, S.; Romão, G.O. [854] Brazil K001018091 Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A. & Pinheiro, R. [15738] Brazil K000684664 Yes
Jan 1, 2003 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Sant'ana, S.C.; Hage, J.L.; dos Santos, E.B. [22975] Brazil K000277273 Yes
Balansa, B. [1306] Paraguay K001018122 Yes
Farág, P.R.C. [537] Brazil K001051706 Yes
Mazine, F.F.; Vieira, S.; Araújo, A.O.; Almeida, G.S.C. [1081] Brazil K001018095 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5168] Brazil K001018089 Yes
FAria, J.E.Q. [2437] Brazil K001051664 Yes
Riedel [2590] Brazil K000276605 Unknown Type Material Yes
Warming [s.n.] Brazil K001018090 Yes
Vasconcelos, T.N.C.; FAria, J.E.Q. [476] Brazil K000066002 No
Lima, H.C., de; Silva, S.J.; Sylvestre, L.; Silva, W. [5860] Brazil K001018096 Yes
Morong, T. [894A] Paraguay Eugenia moraviana K000262177 Yes
Cristobal, C.L.; Krapovickas, A.; Schinini, A. [2092] Argentina Eugenia moraviana K001003226 Yes
Nee, M. [35812] Bolivia Eugenia moraviana K001002933 Yes
Castiglioni, J.A.; Tinto, J. [1875] Argentina Eugenia moraviana K001003221 Yes
Kelly, J.F. [1180] Argentina Eugenia moraviana K001003223 Yes
Legname, P.R.; Cuezzo, A.R. [7140 C] Argentina Eugenia moraviana K001003227 Yes
Devoto, F.; Alberti, F.R. [1375] Argentina Eugenia moraviana K001003222 Yes
Legrand [3960] Argentina Eugenia moraviana K001003228 Yes
Devoto, F.; Alberti, F.R. [1082] Argentina Eugenia moraviana K001003224 Yes
Schinini, A.; Ferrucci, S.; Vanni, R. [17763] Argentina Eugenia moraviana K001003225 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/

  • 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 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