Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia pitanga (O.Berg) Nied.

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(7): 82 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to Brazil and NE. Argentina. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Villarroel, D. & Gomes-Bezerra, K.M. (2015). New botanical discoveries of Myrtaceae from Bolivia and notes on Psidium hians. Phytotaxa 195: 163-170.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Villarroel, D. & Gomes-Bezerra, K.M. (2015). New botanical discoveries of Myrtaceae from Bolivia and notes on Psidium hians. Phytotaxa 195: 163-170.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schinini, A.; Vanni, R.O.; Noblick, L. [36462] Argentina K001003236 Yes
Legrand [4502] Argentina K001003231 Yes
Sellow [5526, 4946, 4923] Brazil K000276586 Type Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Harley, R.M.; Cristobal, C.L.; Schinini, A. [46004] Paraguay K001003237 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Wilmot-Dear, M.; Tur, N. [3615] Argentina K001003234 Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Harley, R.M.; Cristobal, C.L.; Schinini, A. [46004] Paraguay K001003238 Yes
Legrand [2811] Argentina K001003233 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [6157] Brazil K000276648 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hassler, E. [9446] Paraguay K001018455 Yes
Schinini, A.; Vanni, R.O.; Noblick, L. [36462] Argentina K001003235 Yes
Morong, T. [832] Paraguay K000276610 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pederson, T.M. [10224] Argentina K001003232 Yes
Hassler, E. [4097] Paraguay Eugenia montigena K001019130 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