A member of the Myrtaceae family, the genus Eugenia is an exceptionally large group comprising 1,276 taxa. It is widespread across South America, and is also natively found in North America, Africa, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific. Across its taxa, it is commonly associated with wet tropical and seasonally dry tropical climate conditions. It features a mix of trees and shrubs.
Data Profile
Taxonomic Scale: 1,276 taxa (1,239 base species, 37 variants).
Centers of Diversity: South America (956), Africa (167), North America (91)
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