Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia moschata (Aubl.) Nied. ex T.Durand & B.D.Jacks.

First published in Index Kew., Suppl. 1: 164 (1902)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Panama to S. Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Peru, Suriname

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barrie, F.R. (2005). Personal communication on Myrtaceae Field Museum of Natural History.
  • 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.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.

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 Calycorectes bergii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (2009). Flora Mesoamericana 4(1): 1-855. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.
  • Sobral, M. (2005). Personal communication on Myrtaceae 3 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2017 s.coll. [s.n.] K000771993 No
Jan 1, 2017 Daly, D.C.; Callejas, R.; Silva, M.G.; Taylor, E.L.; Rosario, C.; Santos, M.R. [1265] Brazil K001019159 Yes
Jan 1, 2017 Schomburgk [s.n.] Guyana K000261041 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2016 Giaretta, A.; Monterio, M.M. [1514] Brazil K000065900 No
Jul 1, 2013 Silva, A. [227] Brazil K001019156 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Oldeman [B/3581] French Guiana K001019154 Yes
Apr 1, 2008 Sagot [272] French Guiana K000565051 Type Yes
Apr 1, 2008 Sagot [272] French Guiana K000565050 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Evans, R.; Traag, D.; Koemar, S.; Ramlal, J. [2494] Suriname K001019146 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Prance, G.T.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [11223] Brazil K001019168 Yes
Oldeman [B-2349] French Guiana K001019153 Yes
Bordenave, B. [786] French Guiana K001019150 Yes
Oldeman [B-3581] French Guiana K001019155 Yes
Spruce, R. [991] Brazil K000276578 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001019167 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000066079 No
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000276579 Type Yes
Rusby, H.H.; M.D. [2664] Brazil K001019163 Yes
Prévost, M.F.; Grenand, P. [1933] French Guiana K001019152 Yes
Nadruz, M.; Silva, F. [s.n.] K001905859 No
Sobel, G.L.; Strudwick, J.; Anderson, A.B.; Silva, M.G.; Baia, R.P.; Rosario, C. [4881] Brazil K001019161 Yes
Giaretta, A.; Monteiro, M.M. [1514] Brazil K000065897 No
Krukoff, B.A. [6852] Brazil K001019171 Yes
Sagot, P.A. [1064] French Guiana K001019165 Yes
Hostmann [861] Suriname K001019164 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6852] Brazil K001019170 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000276580 Type Yes
Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Fiuza, E.; Thomas, W. [7612] Brazil K001019162 Yes
Bordenave, B. [786] French Guiana K001019148 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001022059 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001019160 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6719] Brazil K001019169 Yes
Evans, R.; Koemar, S.; Ramlal, J.; Traag, D. [2494] Suriname K001019147 Yes
Ferreira, L.V. [122] Brazil K001019158 Yes
Spruce, R. [1063] Brazil K001019166 Yes
Deward [154] French Guiana K001019149 Yes
Spruce, R. [1325] Brazil K001022057 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Jansen-Jacobs, M.J. [6100] Guyana Eugenia feijoi K000276166 Yes
Vlastimil, Z.; Espinoza, S. [4540] Ecuador Eugenia feijoi K001002834 Yes
Vasquez, R.; Ayala, F.; Grandez, C.; Jaramillo, N.; Criollo, G. [10721] Peru Eugenia feijoi K001002833 Yes
Vasquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [11106] Peru Eugenia feijoi K001002832 Yes
Cazalet, P.C.D.; Pennington, T.D. [7779] Ecuador Eugenia feijoi K001002835 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Acca glazioviana K001178907 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Acca glazioviana K001178905 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Acca glazioviana K001178906 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • 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/

  • 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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