Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia procera (Sw.) Poir.

First published in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 3: 129 (1811)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caribbean to Colombia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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.
  • Holst, B.K. (2008). Personal communication on Myratceae 8 SEL.
  • Williams, R.O. (1934). Myrtaceae (pars.). Flora of Trinidad and Tobago 1(6): 333-410. Government Printing Office, Port-of-Spain.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • GBIF (2008- continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.

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.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Simmaids, N.W. [423] Trinidad and Tobago K001002264 Yes
Marshall, B.C. [12965] Trinidad and Tobago K001002263 Yes
s.coll [1909] Dominican Republic K001002268 Yes
Sintenis, P. [5228] Puerto Rico K001002265 Yes
Eggers [4772] Cuba K001002273 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H2720] Haiti K001002631 Yes
Marshall, R.C. [12919] Trinidad and Tobago K001002267 Yes
Spruce, R. [1349] Brazil K000276674 Unknown Type Material Yes
Spruce, R. [1349] Brazil K000276673 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hutchison, P.C.; Idrobo, J.M.; Wright, J.K. [3131] Colombia K001003005 Yes
Doldingh, I. [1356B] AN K001002269 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [15575] Cuba K001002266 Yes
Rugel [227] United States K001001733 Yes
Martius [s.n.] Brazil K000276466 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fishlock, N.C. [424] British Virgin Islands K000676289 Yes
Wright, C. [1612] Cuba K001002270 Yes
Eggers, B. [51] Virgin Islands K001002271 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5626] United States K001001732 Yes
Eggers [1941] Dominican Republic K001002272 Yes
Haught, O. [3963] Colombia K001003004 Yes
Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K000276672 Type Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Colombia Eugenia ruscifolia K001003047 Yes

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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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