Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia roxburghii DC.

First published in Prodr. 3: 271 (1828)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Singh, V., Singh, P. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) (2021). Flora of India 9: 1-482. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Veldkamp, J.F. (2013). Nomenclatural notes on Eugenia reinwardtiana (Myrtaceae) and more or less associated names. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 65: 117-134.

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 heynei.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Singh, V., Singh, P. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) (2021). Flora of India 9: 1-482. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Veldkamp, J.F. (2013). Nomenclatural notes on Eugenia reinwardtiana (Myrtaceae) and more or less associated names. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 65: 117-134.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3621] K001119846 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3621] K001119848 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3621] K001119847 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3621] India K001119843 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3621] K001119845 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3621] K001119842 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3621] K001119844 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll [s.n.] India Eugenia bracteata var. roxburghii K001000049 Yes
Roxburgh [s.n.] India Eugenia bracteata var. roxburghii K000821515 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [3622] India Eugenia bracteata var. fasciculata K000821513 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gueho, A.T.S. [s.n.] Mauritius Eugenia fasciculata K001001358 Yes
Gucho, J. [MAU17040] Mauritius Eugenia fasciculata K001001353 Yes
Gueho, J. [17042] Mauritius Eugenia fasciculata K001001354 Yes
Yuehr, J. [s.n.] Mauritius Eugenia fasciculata K001001355 Yes
Grol.H.I. [s.n.] Mauritius Eugenia fasciculata K001001348 Yes
Bonton, H. [s.n.] Mauritius Eugenia fasciculata K001001349 Yes
Bouton [s.n.] Mauritius Eugenia fasciculata K000518032 Type Yes
Lorence, D. [DL1214] Mauritius Eugenia fasciculata K001001351 Yes
Lorence, D. [DL17072] Mauritius Eugenia fasciculata K001001352 Yes
Grey Esg, J. [s.n.] Mauritius Eugenia fasciculata K001001357 Yes
Yueho, J. [s.n.] Mauritius Eugenia fasciculata K001001356 Yes
Ayers, P.B. [s.n.] Mauritius Eugenia fasciculata K001001350 Yes
Wight, R. [s.n.] Sri Lanka Eugenia willdenowii K000821541 Unknown Type Material Yes
Walker [s.n.] Eugenia willdenowii K000821540 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images