Eugenia klotzschiana

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Eugenia klotzschiana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eugenia
Species:
E. klotzschiana
Binomial name
Eugenia klotzschiana
O. Berg 1859

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References

  1. "Eugenia klotzschiana in Tropicos".
  2. Carneiro, Nárgella Silva; Alves, Cássia Cristina Fernandes; Cagnin, Caroline; Belisario, Celso Martins; Silva, Marco Antônio Pereira da; Miranda, Mayker Lazaro Dantas; Oliveira Filho, Josemar Gonçalves de; Alves, José Milton; Pereira, Paulo Sérgio; Silva, Fabiano Guimarães; Egea, Mariana Buranelo (2019). "Eugenia Klotzschiana O. Berg Fruits as New Sources of Nutrients: Determination of their Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Activity and Chemical Composition". Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology. 62. doi:10.1590/1678-4324-2019170562. ISSN   1678-4324.