Myrtaceae
Eugenia

Eugenia limbosa O.Berg

First published in Linnaea 27: 294 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad-Tobago to S. Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago

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.
  • Kawasaki, M.L., Holst, B.K. & Pérez, A.J. (2019). Flora of Ecuador 136: 1-187. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.
  • Mazine, F.F. & Castro Souza, V. (2015). Lectotypifications and a new combination in Eugenia sect. Racemosae (Myrtaceae). Phytotaxa 205(3): 157-167.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kawasaki, M.L., Holst, B.K. & Pérez, A.J. (2019). Flora of Ecuador 136: 1-187. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2007 Gillespie, L.J.; Persaud, H. [1426] Guyana K001019047 Yes
Aug 1, 2007 Gillespie, L.J.; Persaud, H. [1411] Guyana K001019049 Yes
Aug 1, 2007 Gillespie, L.J.; Persaud, H. [1411] Guyana K001019050 Yes
Jul 1, 2007 Gillespie, L.J.; Persaud, H. [1426] Guyana K001019048 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Gillespie, L.J.; Tiwari, S. [2199] Guyana K001019045 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Gillespie, L.J.; Persaud, H. [1428] Guyana K001019044 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Hoffman, B.; Gharbarran, G. [1295] Guyana K001019046 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Gillespie, L.J.; Persaud, H. [1428] Guyana K001019043 Yes
Feb 2, 2006 Pott, A. [6992] Brazil K000275677 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 s.coll. [6237] Guyana K001019056 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Schomburgk [691] Guyana K000276391 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Schomburgk [691] Guyana K000276390 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Henderson, A.; Lima, J.R.N. [598] Brazil K001019076 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Nais, T.A.W. [2053] Guyana K001019064 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Hopkins, M.J.G.; Rodrigues, K.F.; Silva, E.S.; Lima, R.P.; Oliveira, J.G.; Lowy, B. [615] Brazil K001019077 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 s.coll. [F115] Guyana K001019061 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Jenman [75001] Guyana K001019055 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 s.coll. [2724] Guyana K001019059 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Ratter, J.A.; Milliken, W.; Coelho, D.F.; Lima, J. [5851] Brazil K001019078 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Sandwith, N.Y. [202] Guyana K001019052 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Jenman [7500] Guyana K001019054 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 s.coll. [2053] Guyana K001019065 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Schomburgk [546] Guyana K001019060 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 s.coll. [5618] Guyana K001019058 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Nelson, B.W.; Mera, P.S. [1544] Brazil K001019075 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 s.coll. [546] Guyana K001019057 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Jenman [5194] Guyana K001019051 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Dawe, M.T. [238] Colombia K001019079 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Jenman [5192] Guyana K001019053 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 Fanshawe, D.B. [2724] Guyana K001019063 Yes
Mar 1, 2005 s.coll. [2724] Guyana K001019062 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Pott, A.; Pott, V.J. [6992] Brazil K001019080 Yes
Pennington, R.T.; Daza, A. [1960] Peru K000752236 Yes
Pennington, R.T.; Daza, A. [1964] Peru K000752235 Yes
Broadway [5462] Trinidad and Tobago Eugenia cruegeri K001002477 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [5462] Trinidad and Tobago Eugenia cruegeri K001002478 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1920] Trinidad and Tobago Eugenia cruegeri K001002482 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6644] Trinidad and Tobago Eugenia cruegeri K001002479 Yes
Dean, R.C. [13327] Trinidad and Tobago Eugenia cruegeri K001002481 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [6643] Trinidad and Tobago Eugenia cruegeri K001002480 Yes
Grifo, F.T.; Hahn, W.J. [373] Venezuela Eugenia polystachyoides K001003003 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/

  • 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 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