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Blackrodwood

Eugenia biflora

Blackrodwood
Photo: Jean-Baptiste-Christophe FUSÉE-AUBLET (1720-1778), Public domain
Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
SE. Mexico to Trop. America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Eugenia biflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southeastern Mexico through Central and South America to Bolivia and central Brazil, including Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Cayman, Leeward, and Windward Islands in the Caribbean. It grows in lowland tropical moist forests.

The species has a wide distribution and large population, and is not subject to any major threats. The IUCN Red List assesses it as Least Concern.

Other Eugenia plants

Eugenia abbreviata · Eugenia aboukirensis · Eugenia aceitillo · Eugenia acrisepala · Eugenia acunae · Eugenia acutissima · Eugenia albida · Eugenia amoena · Eugenia amplifolia · Very Fine Leafed Cherry · Eugenia arianae · White stopper

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eugenia biflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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