Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia monosperma Vell.

First published in Fl. Flumin. 5: 209, t. 42 (1829)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Brazil. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Sobral, M. (2005). Personal communication on Myrtaceae 3 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Eugenia compactiflora.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sobral, M. (2005). Personal communication on Myrtaceae 3 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 10, 2013 Folli, D.A. [3596] Brazil K001019138 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Burchell, W.J. [s.n.] Brazil K001019132 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Burchell, W.J. [2891] Brazil K001019131 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Kirizawa, M.; Souza, A.V.G.; Duque, N.N. [1000] Brazil K001019137 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Kirizawa, M.; Souza, A.V.G.; Duque, N.N. [1000] Brazil K001019136 Yes
Glaziou [10785] Brazil K001019133 Yes
Carauta, J.P.P.; Cardoso, J. [3702] Brazil K001019135 Yes
Farág, P.R.C. [551] Brazil K001051665 Yes
Riedel [199] Brazil K001019134 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