Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia sellowiana DC.

First published in Prodr. 3: 262 (1828)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil (Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais). It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.

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 Psidium incanum.]
  • 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. [Cited as Psidium salutare var. sericeum.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2002 Ratter, J.A.; Fonsêca, S.G.; Fonsêca-Filho, J.; Ribeiro, J.F.; Silva, J.C.S. [3476] Brazil Eugenia lutescens K001018060 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Glaziou, A. [21178] Brazil Eugenia lutescens K001021226 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Ratter, J.A.; Ribeiro, F.; Silva, J.C.S.; Cozac, L.F.A.; Almeida, S.P.; Sano, S.M. [4251] Brazil Eugenia lutescens K001018059 Yes
Jan 1, 1992 Gardner [3181] Brazil Eugenia lutescens K001021215 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Riedel [2499] Brazil Eugenia lutescens K001024012 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/

  • 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