What Is Eugenia? About The Genus And Examples
WHAT IS EUGENIA – In this topic, we are going to know about the genus of flowering plants known as Eugenia.
As mentioned above, it is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. It has a global but highly uneven distribution in tropical and subtropical regions.
Most of 1,100 species occur in the New World tropics, specifically in the north Andes mountains, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil.
Most of the species are woody evergreen trees and shrubs, where among them are most which are grown as ornamental plants for their attractive glossy foliage, while there are others that produce edible fruit that are eaten fresh or used in jams and jellies.
Examples
Some of the examples of this genus include the following:
- Needle-leaf cherry (E. angustissima)
- Grumichama (E. brasiliensis)
- Dune myrtle or Eastern Cape myrtle (E. capensis)
- Cherry of the Rio Grande (E. involucrata)
- E. lamprophylla
- Bahia pitomba (E. luschnathiana)
- Agatelang (E. palumbis)
- E. petrikensis
- Mountain stopper, Cedar Bay cherry or beach cherry (E. reinwardtiana)
- Suriname cherry or pitanga (E. uniflora)
- Guayabilla (E. victoriana)
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