Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia excelsa O.Berg

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 277 (1857)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guianas to Brazil and W. Bolivia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Amorim, B.S. & Alves, M. (2012). Myrtaceae from lowland Atlantic rainforest in the state of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. Phytotaxa 40: 33-54.
  • 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.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.
  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
  • de Lima Lourenço, A.R. & de Vasconcellos Barbosa, M.R. (2012). Myrtaceae em restingas no limite norte de distribuição da Mata Atlântica, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 63: 373-393.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.
  • Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2017 Sucre, D.; Barroso, G.M.; Dunn, D. [5958] Brazil K001019874 Yes
Jul 1, 2017 Nic Lughadha, E.; Mello-Silva, R.; Stannard, B.L.; Assis, M.C.; Folli, D.A. [180] Brazil K001022204 Yes
Jan 1, 2017 Sucre, D. [5923] Brazil K001021815 Yes
Feb 1, 2016 Giaretta, A.; Souza, M.C.; Lirio, E.J.; Silva, L.F.G. [1496] Brazil K000065899 No
Jul 1, 2013 Araújo, D. [405] Brazil K001021706 Yes
Jul 1, 2013 Fevereiro, V.P.B.; Mayo, S.J., Barbosa da Silva, M., de Padua, A.G., Flor, J. [M 511] Brazil K000276038 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Pires, J.; Pintor, A.; Tavares, A. [s.n.] Brazil K001021476 Yes
Jan 1, 2008 Pires, J.; Pintor, A.; Tavares, A. [s.n.] Brazil K001021475 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Mori, S.A.; L.A.Mattos Silva & T.S.dos Santos. [10645] Brazil K000277300 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Hatschbach, G.G.; Nicolack, V. [54802] Brazil K001021728 Yes
Nov 1, 1962 Krukoff, B.A. [1125] Brazil K001021724 Yes
Oct 1, 1947 s.coll. [4827] Guyana K001021720 Yes
Regnell, A.F. [III 562] Brazil K001021725 Yes
Riedel [1022] Brazil K000261063 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [4827] Guyana K001021721 Yes
Lima, H.C., de; Sá, C.F.C.; Hatton, J. [2169] Brazil K001021713 Yes
Angeli, C. [78] Brazil K001021718 Yes
Lucas, E.J.; Silva, J.M.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Silva, I.S. [125] Brazil K001021726 Yes
Reitz, R.; Klein, R.M. [3635] Brazil K001021723 Yes
Lucas, E.J.; Silva, J.M.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Silva, I.S. [125] Brazil K001021727 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [4827] Guyana K001021722 Yes
Pinheiro, R.S. [283] Brazil K000277318 Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000261064 Type Yes
Sellow [267] Brazil Eugenia cuspidata K000276549 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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