Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia speciosa Cambess.

First published in A.F.C.de Saint-Hilaire, Fl. Bras. Merid. 2: 351 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bolivia to Brazil and Uruguay. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical 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.
  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
  • de Oliveira Bünger, M. & al. (2016). Circumscription and synopsis of Eugenia section Speciosae Bünger & Mazine (Myrtaceae). PhytoKeys 61: 73-80.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Soares e Silva, L.H. (2008). Personal communication on Myrtaceae 9 UnB.
  • de Oliveira Bünger, M. & al. (2016). Circumscription and synopsis of Eugenia section Speciosae Bünger & Mazine (Myrtaceae). PhytoKeys 61: 73-80.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2016 Giaretta, A.; Sano, P.T.; Kubo, M.T. [1650] Brazil K000066051 No
Apr 1, 2014 Forzza, R.C.; Lobao, A.Q.; Monteiro, R.F.; Silva, J.C. [4826] Brazil K000566923 Yes
Jul 18, 2011 Dias, H.M. [388] Brazil K001018358 Yes
Jul 1, 2004 Regnell, A.F. [III577] Brazil K001018489 Yes
Apr 1, 2004 Claussen, P. [s.n.] Brazil K001018490 Yes
Apr 1, 2004 Tweedie [s.n.] Brazil K001018492 Yes
Apr 1, 2004 Hassler, E. [6259] Paraguay K001018491 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Chagas-Silva, F.; Francisco, E.M. [2184] Brazil K000066050 No
Jan 1, 1997 Chagas-Silva, F.; Francisco, E.M. [2059] Brazil K000066049 No
Sellow [s.n.] Uruguay K000276590 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bünger, M.O.; Santos, M.F.; Caliari, C.P. [585] Brazil K001051872 Yes
Mota, N.F.O.; Giacomin, L.L.; Pustingue, S.R.R. [2477] Brazil K001051873 Yes
Sellow [1659] Brazil K000276589 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, L.B.; Reitz, R.; Klein, R.M. [7256] Brazil K001018359 Yes
Vaz, A.F. [702] Brazil K001018360 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/

  • 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