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Eugenia
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Eugenia

Eugenia is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. It has a worldwide, although highly uneven, distribution in tropical and subtropical regions. The bulk of the approximately 1,100 species occur in the New World tropics, especially in the northern Andes, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Forest (coastal forests) of eastern Brazil. Other centers of diversity include New Caledonia and Madagascar. Many of the species that occur in the Old World have received a...

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Eugenia

subgenusEugenia

dune myrtle

speciesEugenia capensis

Pseudeugenia

subgenusPseudeugenia

Hexachlamys

subgenusHexachlamys

Blackrodwood

speciesEugenia biflora

Cedar Bay Cherry

speciesEugenia reinwardtiana

Myrtle Apple

speciesEugenia albanensis

Common Forest Myrtle

speciesEugenia natalitia

Eugenia florida

speciesEugenia florida

Rainforest Plum

speciesEugenia candolleana

Eugenia capuli

speciesEugenia capuli

Eugenia oerstediana

speciesEugenia oerstediana

Eugenia azeda

speciesEugenia azeda

Eugenia angustissima

speciesEugenia angustissima

Eugenia buxifolia

speciesEugenia buxifolia

Eugenia repanda

speciesEugenia repanda

Eugenia pycnantha

speciesEugenia pycnantha

Eugenia procera

speciesEugenia procera

Agatelang

speciesEugenia palumbis

Eugenia multicostata

speciesEugenia multicostata

Eugenia gacognei

speciesEugenia gacognei

Large-Leaved Myrtleberry

speciesEugenia erythrophylla

Eugenia brongniartiana

speciesEugenia brongniartiana

Guarimi

speciesEugenia stigmatosa

Eugenia domingensis

speciesEugenia domingensis

Eugenia lucida

speciesEugenia lucida

Eugenia bullata

speciesEugenia bullata

Eugenia nesiotica

speciesEugenia nesiotica

Eugenia bryanii

speciesEugenia bryanii

Eugenia modesta

speciesEugenia modesta

Hairy Eugenia

speciesEugenia woodii

Eugenia noumeensis

speciesEugenia noumeensis

Small-leaf Myrtle

speciesEugenia verdoorniae

Eugenia sprengelii

speciesEugenia sprengelii

Eugenia malangensis

speciesEugenia malangensis

Eugenia acapulcensis

speciesEugenia acapulcensis

serrette guave

speciesEugenia aeruginea

Eugenia roxburghii

speciesEugenia roxburghii

Eugenia boqueronensis

speciesEugenia boqueronensis

Eugenia glabrata

speciesEugenia glabrata

Eugenia trinervia

speciesEugenia trinervia

Eugenia gemmiflora

speciesEugenia gemmiflora

Eugenia leitonii

speciesEugenia leitonii

Eugenia tinifolia

speciesEugenia tinifolia

Eugenia salamensis

speciesEugenia salamensis

Eugenia chrysophyllum

speciesEugenia chrysophyllum

Eugenia truncata

speciesEugenia truncata

Eugenia choapamensis

speciesEugenia choapamensis

Eugenia mansoi

speciesEugenia mansoi

Eugenia capulioides

speciesEugenia capulioides

Eugenia stricta

speciesEugenia stricta

Eugenia kaalensis

speciesEugenia kaalensis

Eugenia paludosa

speciesEugenia paludosa

Eugenia horizontalis

speciesEugenia horizontalis

Thick-Leaved Forest Myrtle

speciesEugenia umtamvunensis

Eugenia complicata

speciesEugenia complicata

Eugenia fusca

speciesEugenia fusca

Eugenia pubiflora

speciesEugenia pubiflora

Eugenia rostrifolia

speciesEugenia rostrifolia

Eugenia villae-novae

speciesEugenia villae-novae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 83080.