Dune myrtle
Fruit
Scientific classification Edit this 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 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.

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. 1 2 "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.

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