Eugenia foetida

Eugenia foetida
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Eugenia
Species:	E. foetida
Binomial name
Eugenia foetida Pers.

Eugenia foetida is a member of the family Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, and is colloquially referred to as "Spanish stopper" or "boxleaf stopper."

It is found year-round in the understory of mangrove forests, coastal hammocks and dunes in coastal, central to southern Florida, and east in the Bahamas. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

It is a common small tree with opposite leaves that are dark green on the adaxial (upper or dorsal) leaf surface and lighter on the abaxial (lower or ventral) surface and oblanceolate with a rounded or obtuse apex. The specific epithet foetida , Latin for "fetid" refers to the unpleasant scent of the flowers.

See also

• Bahamian dry forests
• South Florida rocklands

References

1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2020). "Eugenia foetida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T152909330A152909332. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T152909330A152909332.en . Retrieved 15 November 2022.
2. "A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Park Plants. John D. MacArthur Beach State Park. North Palm Beach Florida.
3. Wunderlin, Richard P. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. 1998. Gainesville. University Press of Florida. p. 453

External links

• Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden - Eugenia foetida ^{[ permanent dead link ]}