Characteristics
Dicots
Eugenia foetida Pers.
SPANISH STOPPER; BOXLEAF STOPPER
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Native
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Citation
EUGENIA FOETIDA Persoon, Syn. Pl. 2: 29. 1806.
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VIRGIN ISLANDS: St. Croix: Without data, Richard s.n. (holotype: P).
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Brevard
USF
Broward
USF
Collier
USF
Indian River
USF
Lee
USF
Manatee
USF
Martin
USF
Miami-Dade
USF
Monroe Keys
USF
Monroe Mainland
USF
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Eugenia buxifolia
Eugenia buxifolia (Swartz) Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 2: 960. 1799, non Lamarck 1789.
BASIONYM: Myrtus buxifolia Swartz 1788.
Eugenia foetida var. genuina
Eugenia foetida Persoon, var. genuina O. Berg, Linnaea 27: 211. 1856, nom. inadmiss.
BASIONYM: Eugenia foetida Persoon 1806.
Eugenia myrtoides
Eugenia myrtoides Poiret, in Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 3: 125. 1813.
BASIONYM: Myrtus buxifolia Swartz 1788.
Eugenia poiretii
Eugenia poiretii (Sprengel) de Candolle, Prodr. 3: 274. 1828.
BASIONYM: Myrtus poiretii Sprengel 1825; Myrtus axillaris Poiret 1797, non Swartz 1788.
Eugenia triplinervia var. buxifolia
Eugenia triplinervia O. Berg, var. buxifolia (Swartz) O. Berg, Linnaea 27: 191. 1856.
BASIONYM: Myrtus buxifolia Swartz 1788.
Myrtus axillaris
Myrtus axillaris Poiret, in Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 412. 1797, non Swartz 1788.
TYPE: Hispaniola, without data, Martin s.n. (holotype: P).
Myrtus buxifolia
Myrtus buxifolia Swartz, Prodr. 78. 1788.
TYPE: Hispaniola, without data, Swartz s.n. (holotype: BM).
Myrtus poiretii
Myrtus poiretii Sprengel, Syst. Veg. 2: 483. 1825.
BASIONYM: Myrtus axillaris Poiret 1797, non Swartz 1788.
Specimens and Distribution
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Counties listed: Black Point Distr., Boca Chica Mun., Brevard, Broward, Central Abaco Distr., Collier, Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, North Andros Distr., North Eleuthera Distr., Sarasota, South Abaco Distr.
Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1891 - 2014
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