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Red stopper

Eugenia rhombea

Also called Pigeon Berry

Red stopper
Photo: Homer Edward Price, CC BY 2.0
Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
S. Florida to N. Venezuela, Mexico to C. America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Eugenia rhombea, the red stopper, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to southern Florida, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern Venezuela. A shrub or tree reaching 12 ft (3.7 m) with white flowers, it is typically found in rockland hammocks.

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 rhombea 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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