Myrtaceae
Eugenia
Eugenia capensis

Eugenia capensis subsp. nyassensis (Engl.) F.White

First published in Kirkia 10: 403 (1977)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Rwanda to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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.
  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. Scripta Botanica Belgica 34: 1-199.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Fanshaw, D.B. [f4638] Zambia K001001139 Yes
Muller, T. [2137] Zimbabwe K001001108 Yes
Tinley, K.L. [2725] Mozambique K001001135 Yes
Chase, N.C. [6276] Zimbabwe K001001120 Yes
Fanshaw, D.B. [F4304] Zambia K001001140 Yes
Schmidt, H.H.; Gereau, R.E.; Munyenyembe, P.; Kayombo, M.J.; Mwangoka, M.A. [1254] Tanzania K001000995 Yes
Holmes, W.D. [880] Zambia K001001144 Yes
Tinley, K.L. [2719] Mozambique K001001136 Yes
Muller, T. [1577] Malawi K001001111 Yes
Harris, T. [615] Mozambique K000614204 Yes
Wild, H. [2145] Zimbabwe K001001112 Yes
Chase, M.C. [806] Zimbabwe K001001114 Yes
Chase, W.C. [1503] Zimbabwe K001001109 Yes
Chase, N.C. [24267] Zimbabwe K001001116 Yes
Chase, M.C. [735] Zimbabwe K001001110 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F 326] Zambia K001001152 Yes
Wild, H. [2145] Zimbabwe K001001113 Yes
Bridson, D. [429] Rwanda K001000839 Yes
Timberlake, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000614803 No
Smith, P.P. [1523] Zimbabwe K001001124 Yes
Malaisse, F. [13289] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001000836 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F 2377] Zambia K001001153 Yes
Bridson, D. [435] Rwanda K001000837 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F. 1471] Zambia K001001138 Yes
White, F. [3502] Zambia K001001145 Yes
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. [2540] Mozambique K000614148 Yes
Bridson, D. [435] Rwanda K001000840 Yes
Angus, A. [859A] Zambia K001001154 Yes
White, F. [3591] Zambia K001001146 Yes
Chase, N.C. [6276] Zimbabwe K001001119 Yes
Chase, N.C. [7021] Zimbabwe K001001122 Yes
Troupin, G. [16104] Rwanda K001000838 Yes
Angus, A. [240] Zambia K001001149 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [1598] Zambia K001001150 Yes
Miller, T. [701] Zimbabwe K001001115 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5168] Mozambique K000613548 Yes
Holmes, W.D. [H1197] Zambia K001001142 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [8027] Zambia K001001148 Yes
Angus, A. [303] Zambia K001001155 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Greenway, P.J. [8027] Zambia K001001156 Yes
Hack, R. [27649] Zimbabwe K001001118 Yes
Fanshaw, D.B. [3478] Zambia K001001147 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F.261] Zambia K001001137 Yes
Holmes, W.D. [H1216] Zambia K001001143 Yes
Biegal, H.M. [1710] Zimbabwe K001001123 Yes
Bridson [429] Rwanda K001000841 Yes
Chase, N.C. [7219] Zimbabwe K001001121 Yes
Chase, N.C. [34490] Zimbabwe K001001117 Yes
Angus, A. [239] Zambia K001001151 Yes
Buchanan, J. [146] Malawi Eugenia nyassensis K000312502 Type Yes

Sources

  • 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