Eugenia foetida Pers.

Boxleaf stopper (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Eugenia

Characteristics

An evergreen shrub or small tree. It grows 4-12 m tall. The trunk can be 12 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a subtropical and tropical plant. It grows in deciduous forest. It occurs near sea level. It can tolerate light frost. It can grow in shady positions. It is best in moist soils but once established can tolerate drought.
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In advanced deciduous forest, or in second growth, in calcareous regions, near sea level. Coastal hammocks.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be used as a hedge.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Eugenia foetida leaf picture by kara paul (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Eugenia foetida world distribution map, present in Anguilla, Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Islands, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, Taiwan, Province of China, and United States of America

Conservation status

Eugenia foetida threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30311015-2
WFO ID wfo-0000957334
COL ID 3C4QR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629687
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Myrtus acka Myrtus poiretii Myrtus foetida Eugenia foetida Eugenia macrostemon Eugenia mayana Eugenia triplinervia Eugenia fetida Eugenia ossaeana Eugenia poiretii Eugenia unedifolia Eugenia myrtoides Myrtus axillaris Myrtus buxifolia Eugenia triplinervia var. angustifolia Eugenia triplinervia var. laevigata Eugenia triplinervia var. latissima Eugenia triplinervia var. oblongata Eugenia triplinervia var. obovata Eugenia buxifolia Eugenia triplinervia var. buxifolia