Eugenia capensis

Dune myrtle

fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Eugenia
Species:	E. capensis
Binomial name
*Eugenia capensis* (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv.
Synonyms^[1]
List Eugenia albanensis Sond. Eugenia chirindensis Baker f. Eugenia gueinzii Sond. Eugenia natalitia Sond. Eugenia nyassensis Engl. Eugenia rudatisii Engl. & Brehmer Eugenia rudatisii Engl. & v. Brehm. Eugenia simii Dummer Eugenia zeyheri (Harv.) Harv. Myrtus capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. nom. illeg. Myrtus major Kuntze nom. illeg. Myrtus nyassensis (Engl.) Kuntze Myrtus zeyheri Harv.

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

Races

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

Further reading

Hilton-Taylor, C. et al. 1998. Eugenia zeyheri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded 21 August 2007.

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