Eugenia latifoliaAubl.

First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 502 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. South America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Has 3 Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

DateReferenceIdentified AsBarcodeType StatusHas image?
Oct 1, 2016Granville, J.J.; Acevedo, P.; Boyer, A.; Hollenberg, L. [12027] SurinameK001022008 Yes
Oct 1, 2016Sastre, C. [6256] French GuianaK001022009 Yes
Jan 1, 2013Banki, O.S.; Bhikhi, C.R. [1711] SurinameK001265361 Yes
Jan 1, 2012Bordenave, B. [2673] BrazilK000567154 Yes
Jan 1, 2012Jansen-Jacob, M.J., et al. [7048] BrazilK000567153 Yes
Feb 1, 2008Kvist, L.P.; Londoño, X.; Steele, O.C.; Tiwari, S. [340] GuyanaK001019030 Yes
Apr 1, 2005Prevost, M.F.; Sabatier, D.; Banki, O. [4707] French GuianaK000331662 Yes
Jan 1, 2005s.coll. [118] French GuianaK001019037 Yes
Jan 1, 2005Granville, J.J.; Crozier, F. [13858] French GuianaK001019032 Yes
Jan 1, 2005Bordenave, B. [223] French GuianaK001019041 Yes
Jan 1, 2005Sastre, C. [5949] French GuianaK001019035 Yes
Jan 1, 2005Granville, J.J. [B.4828] French GuianaK001019039 Yes
Jan 1, 2005Bordenave, B. [223] French GuianaK001019040 Yes
Jan 1, 2005Oldeman [B-3618] French GuianaK001019036 Yes
Jan 1, 1994Molino, J.F. [894] French GuianaK001019031 Yes
Jan 1, 1988Daly, D.C.; Reitsma, J.; Cardoso, R. [3813] BrazilK001019042 Yes
Feb 1, 1932Poiteau [s.n.] French GuianaK000276717Type Yes
Broadway, W.E. [2873] Trinidad and TobagoK001002569 Yes
Beckett, J.E. [8641] GuyanaK001019956 Yes
Beckett, J.E. [8641] GuyanaK001019959 Yes
Oldeman [B-2038] French GuianaK001019034 Yes
Rombouts [835] SurinameK001019033 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Trinidad and TobagoK001002567 Yes
s.coll. [4064] GuyanaK001019960 Yes
Oldeman [1669] French GuianaK001019038 Yes
Beckett, J.E. [8641] GuyanaK001019958 Yes
Hart, W.J. [3568] Trinidad and TobagoK001002568 Yes
Beckett, J.E. [8641] GuyanaK001019955 Yes
s.coll. [5465] GuyanaK001019957 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 2026. 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 2026. 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