PLANTS Profile for Eugenia apiculata (shortleaf stopper)

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PLANTS Profile

Eugenia apiculata DC.
shortleaf stopper

Symbol:

EUAP

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Myrtaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Luma apiculata

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Strybing Arboretum. October 1, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Eugenia apiculata DC.

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Synonyms:
Eugenia apiculata DC.

	LUAP4	Luma apiculata (DC.) Burret
	MYAP3	Myrceugenia apiculata (DC.) Nied.		Chilean myrtle

Distribution:
Eugenia apiculata DC.


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USA (CA)

Related Taxa:
Eugenia apiculata DC.

View 32 genera in Myrtaceae, 42 species in Eugenia

Classification:
Eugenia apiculata DC.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Myrtales
Family	Myrtaceae – Myrtle family
Genus	Eugenia L. – stopper
Species	Eugenia apiculata DC. – shortleaf stopper

Introduced Information:
Eugenia apiculata DC.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Eugenia apiculata DC.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27226.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 01:07 PM CDT