5578.000 Eugenia
Description of the genus
Suffrutex (in ours), trees or shrubs. Flowers axillary, usually solitary (in ours). Bracteoles conspicuous and persistent at the base of the receptacle. Fl. buds subspherical. Receptacle not gradually narrowed into a pedicel-like base above the articulation, not prolonged beyond summit of ovary as an "upper receptacle". Calyx of 4-5 well-developed free sepals. Petals 4-5, free, persistent. Filaments and style scarcely longer than the petals. Cotyledons partly or completely fused. Ovary 2-locular. Fruit a berry. Derivation of name: after Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736), patron of botany. Worldwide: c. 550 species, tropics, mostly American. Zimbabwe: 3 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| malangensis (O. Hoffm.) Nied. | N,C,E | Description, Image |
| natalitia Sond. | E | Description, Image |
| uniflora L. | C,E | Description, Image |
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Flora of Zambia: Eugenia
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Eugenia
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Eugenia
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): EugeniaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Eugenia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Eugenia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Eugenia
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