Eugenia capensis

Dune myrtle
Fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Eugenia
Species:	E. capensis
Binomial name
Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv.
Synonyms [1]
List Eugenia albanensisSond. Eugenia chirindensisBaker f. Eugenia gueinziiSond. Eugenia natalitiaSond. Eugenia nyassensisEngl. Eugenia rudatisiiEngl. & Brehmer Eugenia rudatisiiEngl. & v. Brehm. Eugenia simiiDummer Eugenia zeyheri(Harv.) Harv. Myrtus capensis(Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. nom. illeg. Myrtus majorKuntze nom. illeg. Myrtus nyassensis(Engl.) Kuntze Myrtus zeyheriHarv.

Eugenia capensis, the dune myrtle, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae, which is native to East and southern Africa. ^[2]

Subspecies

The subspecies are: ^[1]

• E. capensis subsp. albanensis(Sond.) F.White
• E. capensis subsp. capensis
• E. capensis subsp. gueinzii(Sond.) F.White
• E. capensis subsp. natalitia(Sond.) F.White
• E. capensis subsp. nyassensis(Engl.) F.White
• E. capensis subsp. simii(Dummer) F.White
• E. capensis subsp. zeyheri(Harv.) F.White

References

1. "Eugenia capensis". The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
2. "Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv". African Plant Database. CJB & SANBI. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

Further reading

• Hilton-Taylor, C.; et al. (1998). "Eugenia zeyheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T34948A9900255. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34948A9900255.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.