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June 2025

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Eugenia P.Micheli ex L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 470 (1753)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000014151.

Literature

Sp. Pl. 1: 470. 1753 [1 May 1753]

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Synonyms of Eugenia

Name	Author	Protologue	WFO link
Schizocalyx	O.Berg	Linnaea 27: 319 (1856)	wfo-1000051339
Myrtopsis	O.Hoffm.	Linnaea 43: 133 (1881)	wfo-1200026148
Calomyrtus	Blume	Mus. Bot. 1: 76 (1850)	wfo-4000006157
Calophylloides	Smeathman ex DC.	Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 3: 272 (1828)	wfo-4000006170
Calycorectes	O.Berg	Linnaea 27: 317 (1856)	wfo-4000006252
Calyptrogenia	Burret	Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 545 (1941)	wfo-4000006316
Catinga	Aubl.	Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 511 (1775)	wfo-4000007015
Chloromyrtus	Pierre	Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris , n.s., 1: 71 (1898)	wfo-4000008012
Emurtia	Raf.	Sylva Tellur. : 106 (1838)	wfo-4000013341
Epleienda	Raf.	Sylva Tellur. : 107 (1838)	wfo-4000013659
Greggia	Gaertn.	Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 168 (1788)	wfo-4000016198
Hexachlamys	O.Berg	Linnaea 27: 345 (1856)	wfo-4000017814
Hottea	Urb.	Ark. Bot. 22A(10): 40 (1929)	wfo-4000018329
Jossinia	Comm. ex DC.	Prodr. 3: 237 (1828)	wfo-4000019620
Meteoromyrtus	Gamble	Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1918: 241 (1918)	wfo-4000023940
Monimiastrum	J.Guého & A.J.Scott	Kew Bull. 34: 483 (1980)	wfo-4000024655
Myrcialeucus	Rojas	Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 24: 217 (1914)	wfo-4000025106
Olynthia	Lindl.	Coll. Bot. (Lindley) pt. 4: sub t. 19 (1821)	wfo-4000026785
Phyllocalyx	O.Berg	Linnaea 27: 306 (1856)	wfo-4000029413
Pilothecium	(Kiaersk.) Kausel	Ark. Bot. , a.s., 4: 401 (1962)	wfo-4000029716
Pseudanamomis	Kausel	Ark. Bot. , a.s., 3: 511 (1956)	wfo-4000031346
Pseudeugenia	D.Legrand & Mattos	Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo 4(2): 63 (1966). ()	wfo-4000031377
Psidiastrum	Bello	Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 272 (1881)	wfo-4000031759
Schizocalomyrtus	Kausel	Lilloa 32: 367 (1967)	wfo-4000034401
Stenocalyx	O.Berg	Linnaea 27: 309 (1856)	wfo-4000036474
Stereocaryum	Burret	Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 15: 546 (1941)	wfo-4000036612
Eplejenda	Post & Kuntze	Lex. Gen. Phan. 1: 201 (1903)	wfo-4000048333

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Eugenia:

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Eugenia acutifolia	Glaz.	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54(Mém. 3c): 227. 1908		wfo-0001086439
Eugenia agensis	DC.	–	—	wfo-0001086088
Eugenia agrostophylla	F.M.Bailey	Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 11: 16. 1895		wfo-0001353872
Eugenia ammophylla	Barb.Rodr.	Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 7: 805. 1907		wfo-0001086440
Eugenia anomala	Barb.Rodr.	Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 7: 807. 1907		wfo-0001086230
Eugenia apaensis	Barb.Rodr.	Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 7: 806. 1907		wfo-0001086441
Eugenia aromatica	Sond. ex O.Berg	Fl. Bras. (Martius) 14(2): 379, in syn. 1872 [1 May 1872]		wfo-0000956403
Eugenia athroopoda	Drake	Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 1222 (1896)		wfo-0001328973
Eugenia backeoides	Griseb.	–	—	wfo-0001086090
Eugenia bedusi	Lam.	Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 3: 207 1789		wfo-1000055690
Eugenia benthamiana	Wight ex Duthie	Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 2(5): 484. 1878 [Jul 1878]		wfo-0001353873
Eugenia billardiana	Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 2: 177, sphalm. 1841		wfo-0001353874
Eugenia boporeti	D.Legrand	Anales Mus. Hist. Nat. Montevideo ser. 2, iv. No. 11, p. 9 (1936), pro syn.		wfo-0001353875
Eugenia brachybotrya	DC.	Prodr. 3: 277 (1828)		wfo-0000956573
Eugenia campininha	H.J.T.Muniz, Morschbaker & Sobral	Phytotaxa 613(3): 297 2023		wfo-1000055295
Eugenia capitellata	Arn.	Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 18: 335 (1836)		wfo-0000956712
Eugenia carimbatayensis	Barb.Rodr.	Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 7: 805. 1907		wfo-0001086443
Eugenia cerasiflorus	O.Berg	–	—	wfo-0001086091
Eugenia cheken	Lam.	Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 3: 207 1789		wfo-1000055689
Eugenia chrysophylloides	Macfad.	–		wfo-0001349484
Eugenia chrystaensis	O.Berg	Fl. Bras. (Martius) 14(1): 222, t. 4, fig. 75. 1857 [15 May 1857]		wfo-0001086092
Eugenia cisplatina	Arechav.	Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 5: 62. 1902 Arech. Fl. Uruguay, 2: 62. 1902		wfo-0001086445
Eugenia claothyrsa	Diels	–	—	wfo-0001086093
Eugenia coelosepala	Kiaersk.	–	—	wfo-0001086094
Eugenia comete	Aubl.	Pl. Guin. t. 196.		wfo-0001278173
Eugenia condensata	(Miq.) Ridl.	J. Bot. 68: 14 (1930)		wfo-0000956894
Eugenia cordata var. caribaea	Flickinger	Syst. Bot. 47(3): 786. 2022 [16 Sep 2022] [epublished]		wfo-1200027520
Eugenia costata	(Miq.) Koord. & Valeton	Meded. Lands Plantentuin 40: 162 (1900)		wfo-0000956949
Eugenia cotinifolioides	H.Perrier	Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 4: 185 (1952 publ. 1953)		wfo-0000956960
Eugenia curupira	V.Moreira & H.Cunha	Phytotaxa 702(2): 206 (2025)		wfo-1000081718
Eugenia debilis	Glaz.	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54(Mém. 3c): 231. 1908		wfo-0001086447
Eugenia densiflora	(Blume) Miq.	Anal. Bot. Ind. 1: 17. 1850		wfo-1200024429
Eugenia discolorans	C.Wright	Anales Acad. Ci. Med. Habana 5: 430. 1869 [15 Apr 1869]		wfo-0000957127
Eugenia ekmanii	(Urb.) Mattos	Loefgrenia 120: 5 (2005)		wfo-0000794892
Eugenia elapparensis	Robi, Balan & Sujanapal	Phytotaxa 668(3): 272 2024		wfo-1000076058
Eugenia emarginata	Glaz.	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54(Mém. 3c): 235. 1908		wfo-0001086369
Eugenia endlicheri	O.Berg	–	—	wfo-0001086096
Eugenia ficifolia	Wall. ex Duthie	Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 2(5): 476. 1878 [Jul 1878]		wfo-0001353876
Eugenia flaviflora	Standl.	Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 320. 1931		wfo-0001241915
Eugenia foliosa	Barb.Rodr.	Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 7: 806. 1907		wfo-0001086320
Eugenia gamaeana	Glaz.	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54(Mém. 3c): 233. 1908		wfo-0001086448
Eugenia garciae	Merr.	Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 17: 37. 1904 [1 Oct 1904]		wfo-0001354299
Eugenia glabrata	Griseb.	–	—	wfo-0001086306
Eugenia gregii	(Sw.) Poir.	Encycl. , Suppl. 3: 126 (1813)		wfo-0001086353
Eugenia guaquica	Kiaersk.	Enum. Myrt. Bras. 181, pl. 11, fig. 6; pl. 24, fig. e. 1893 Warming, Symb. Fl. Bras. cent., part. 39		wfo-0001357574
Eugenia gueili	Speg.	–		wfo-0001348972
Eugenia guilleminiana	hort. ex Gentil	Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 85 (1907), nomen.		wfo-0001353877
Eugenia hetreroana	Lundell	Wrightia iii. 15 (1961).		wfo-0001353878
Eugenia hookeriana	hort. ex McMinn & Maino	Pacific Coast Trees 317 (1935), in syn.		wfo-0001353879
Eugenia humilla	Phil.	–	—	wfo-0001086097
Eugenia igatemiensis	Barb.Rodr.	Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 7: 806. 1907		wfo-0001086317
Eugenia iiquitinhonhensis	Cambess.	–	—	wfo-0001086098
Eugenia ilhesens	Gardner	–	—	wfo-0001086099
Eugenia indica	Nicheli	Nov. Gen. 226, T. 108 1729	—	wfo-0001086400
Eugenia jacquiniifolia	hort. ex Gentil	Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 85 (1907), nomen.		wfo-0001353880
Eugenia jaucuia	Kiaersk.	–	—	wfo-0001086100
Eugenia koolauensis	Deg.	–	—	wfo-0001086173
Eugenia landolphioides	A.Chev.	Etudes Fl. Afr. Centr. Franc. i. 127 (1913), nomen.		wfo-0001353881
Eugenia latifolia	Sagot	–	—	wfo-0001086408
Eugenia laurina	(Retz.) Willd.	Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 967 (1799)		wfo-0000957797
Eugenia lavradensis	Tuler & Sobral	Phytotaxa 634(2): 179 2024		wfo-1000058565
Eugenia leitonii	D.Legrand	in H. Lorenzi, Árvores Brasileiras 259 (1992), without latin descr. or type.		wfo-0001357560
Eugenia leutzelburgii	Burret ex Luetzelb.	Estudo Bot. Nordeste, Rio de Janeiro 3: 20, 200 1923	—	wfo-0001086101
Eugenia lheritiana	DC.	Prodr. 3: 272 1828	—	wfo-0001086352
Eugenia locaeneri	Urb.	Symb. Antill. (Urban). 9(4): 512. 1928 [1 Mar 1928]		wfo-0001353882
Eugenia lokobensis	H.Perrier	Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 4: 183 (1952 publ. 1953)		wfo-0000957897
Eugenia lucidifolia	Barb.Rodr.	Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 7: 805. 1907		wfo-0001086453
Eugenia luetzelburgii	Burret ex Luetzelb.	Estudo Bot. Nordeste, Rio de Janeiro iii. 29, 200 (1923) [Insp. Fed. ObrasSecc. Publ. 57], nomen; cf. Gray Herb. Card Cat., Issue 150.		wfo-0001319280
Eugenia macrocalyx	Mart. ex O.Berg	Fl. Bras. (Martius) 14(1): 333. 1857 [15 May 1857]		wfo-0000957962
Eugenia malensis	Lundell	–	—	wfo-0001086247
Eugenia mandioocensis	O.Berg	Fl. Bras. 14(1): 585 (1859)		wfo-0000958010
Eugenia mansonii	O.Berg	Fl. Bras. 14(1): 223 (1857)		wfo-0001086102
Eugenia media	(Sagot) Nied. ex T.Durand & B.D.Jacks.	Index Kew. Suppl. 1: 164 (1902)		wfo-1000042407
Eugenia media	Nied.	Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] iii. 7 (1893) 79.		wfo-0000958057
Eugenia miritima	Barnéoud	–		wfo-0001349176
Eugenia moaense	Britton & P.Wilson	Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 16: 88. 1920		wfo-0001086301
Eugenia momby	Barb.Rodr.	Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 7: 805. 1907		wfo-0001086318
Eugenia multipetala	Barb.Rodr.	Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 7: 805. 1907		wfo-0001086455
Eugenia nangapiru	Barb.Rodr.	Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 7: 805. 1907		wfo-0001086220
Eugenia neolatifolia	Sobral & M.A.D.Souza	Phytotaxa 669(3): 286 2024		wfo-1000076150
Eugenia nigra	DC.	Prodr. 3: 268 (1828)		wfo-0000958296
Eugenia nigropunctata	Duss	–	—	wfo-0001086409
Eugenia nodosa	Engl.	Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 2: 290 (1899)		wfo-0000958313
Eugenia oblongata var. glabrata	O.Berg	Fl. Bras. 14(1): 302 (1857)		wfo-0001390468
Eugenia obtusissima	Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 603. 1840		wfo-0001353883
Eugenia octopetala	Buch.-Ham. ex Duthie	Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 2(5): 482. 1878 [Jul 1878]		wfo-0001353884
Eugenia oleosa var. oleosa	–	–		wfo-0001393555
Eugenia orestediana	O.Berg	–	—	wfo-0001086103
Eugenia otovaefolia	Cortés	Fl. Colombia 40 1897	—	wfo-0001086456
Eugenia parvula	Glaz.	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54(Mém. 3c): 228. 1908		wfo-0001086457
Eugenia penicillata	Barb.Rodr.	Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 7: 806. 1907		wfo-0001086221
Eugenia phillyraeoides	Trimen	J. Bot. 23: 207 (1885)	—	wfo-0000958559
Eugenia polyadema	O.Berg	Linnaea 31: 258 (1862)		wfo-0000958629
Eugenia polyantha	Barb.Rodr.	Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2, 7: 806. 1907		wfo-0001086329
Eugenia polyneura	(Miq.) Koord. & Valeton	Meded. Lands Plantentuin 40: 76 (1900)		wfo-0000958641
Eugenia poroensis	J.W.Dawson	–	—	wfo-1000001293
Eugenia prieurei	Sagot	Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 6, 20: 188. 1885		wfo-0001086260
Eugenia pseudomini	Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 604. 1840		wfo-0001353885
Eugenia pterocaulis	Miq.	Nieuwe Verh. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. Amsterdam , ser. 3, 3: 18 (1850)		wfo-0000958720
Eugenia pycnacantha	Benth.	Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 174. 1845 [Aug 1845]		wfo-0001086473