Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia polystachya Rich.

First published in Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 110 (1792)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.568.1.3. epublication.
  • 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.
  • Kawasaki, M.L., Holst, B.K. & Pérez, A.J. (2019). Flora of Ecuador 136: 1-187. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.
  • Mazine, F. (2005). Personal communication on Myrtaceae 6 Universidade de São Paulo.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.568.1.3. epublication.
  • Kawasaki, M.L., Holst, B.K. & Pérez, A.J. (2019). Flora of Ecuador 136: 1-187. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.
  • Mazine, F. (2005). Personal communication on Myrtaceae 6 Universidade de São Paulo.
  • 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.

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/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2016 Miller, R.; Milliken, W.; Pollard, S.R.; Wandeli, E.V. [243] Brazil K001022054 Yes
Feb 1, 2016 Giaretta, A.; Frazao, A.; Francisco, J.N.C. [1552] Brazil K000066020 No
Mar 1, 2005 Oldeman [954] French Guiana K001019356 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Rosa, N.A.; Vilar, H. [2953] Brazil K001019358 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Granville, J.J. [5026] French Guiana K001019355 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Daly, D.C.; Callejas, R.; Silva, M.G.; Taylor, E.L.; Rosario, C.; Santos, M.R. [1268] Brazil K001019360 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Silva, M.; Souza, R. [2590] Brazil K001019361 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Pires, J.M.; Rodrigues, W.; Irvine, G.C. [50523] Brazil K001019366 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Irwin, H.S.; Pires, J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [48216] French Guiana K001019365 Yes
Jan 1, 1967 Pires, J.M.; Rodrigues, W.; Irvine, G.C. [51184] Brazil K001019368 Yes
Davis, E.W.; McKenna, D.; Tiurner, E.; Ruiz, J. [776] Peru K001003002 Yes
Oldeman [s.n.] French Guiana K001051679 Yes
Fróes, R.L. [1737] Brazil K001019357 Yes
Souza, S.A.; Rosário, C.S.; Silva, M.C.; Pedro [310] Brazil K001051681 Yes
Granville, J.J. [B 5009] French Guiana K001019364 Yes
Sastre, C.; Sastre, F.; Moretti, C. [3993] French Guiana K001019363 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Pennington, T.D. [2034] Brazil K001019367 Yes
Ruiz, J. [1441] Peru K001003001 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1005] Brazil K001019359 Yes
Rosa, N.A.; Nascimento, F.C. [5081] Brazil K001019369 Yes
s.coll. [6025] Brazil K001051680 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1073] Brazil K001019362 Yes
Jul 1, 2017 Oldeman, R.A.A. [B3583] French Guiana Eugenia patens K000275746 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Oldeman, L.A.A. [1386] French Guiana Eugenia patens K000566526 Yes
Apr 1, 2007 Billiet, F.; Jadin, B. [7501] Eugenia patens K000276235 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Feuillet, C.; Rijn, A.G.; Hahn, W.; Hiepko, P.; Jansen-Jacobs, M.; Leeuwenberg, A.; Kelioff, C.; Skog, L.; Wasshausen, D. [10250] French Guiana Eugenia patens K001019254 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Amaral, I.L.; Cornélio; Guedes, J.; Lima, J. [495] Brazil Eugenia patens K001019262 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Krukoff, B.A. [4803] Brazil Eugenia patens K001019267 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Krukoff, B.A. [6021] Brazil Eugenia patens K001019264 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [2869] Brazil Eugenia patens K001019268 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8617] Brazil Eugenia patens K001019257 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [10341] Brazil Eugenia patens K001019261 Yes
Spruce, R. [570] Brazil Eugenia patens K001019259 Yes
Spruce, R. [570] Brazil Eugenia patens K001019260 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8617] Brazil Eugenia patens K001019256 Yes
Valenzuela, L.; Suclii, E.; Suares, N.; Alarcon, E. [10849] Peru Eugenia patens K000066003 No
Krukoff, B.A. [8342] Brazil Eugenia patens K001019266 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8617] Brazil Eugenia patens K001019258 Yes
Fróes, R.L.; Krukoff, B.A. [11565] Brazil Eugenia patens K001019263 Yes
Rusby, H.H. [1291] Bolivia Eugenia patens K001019255 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8617] Brazil Eugenia patens K001019265 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil Eugenia patens K000276709 Type Yes
Klug, G. [1744] Colombia Eugenia patens K001002997 Yes

Sources

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

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    • '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

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