Eugenia foetida
Boxleaf Stopper, Spanish Stopper
Other regional names: White Wattling
- White Wattling
Also known as: Eugenia fetida Poir. +15 more
- Eugenia fetida Poir.
- Eugenia foetida Poir.
- Eugenia foetida Vahl, 1793
- Eugenia macrostemon O.Berg
- Eugenia mayana Standl.
- Eugenia ossaeana Urb.
- Eugenia poiretii (Spreng.) DC.
- Eugenia triplinervia O.Berg
- Eugenia triplinervia var. angustifolia O.Berg
- Eugenia triplinervia var. buxifolia O.Berg
- Eugenia triplinervia var. laevigata O.Berg
- Eugenia triplinervia var. latissima O.Berg
- Eugenia triplinervia var. oblongata O.Berg
- Eugenia triplinervia var. obovata O.Berg
- Eugenia unedifolia Spreng. ex O.Berg
- Myrtus acka Juss. ex DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Myrtaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Eugenia foetida (commonly known as Boxleaf Stopper or Spanish stopper) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Myrtaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is part of the broad Eugenia genus, encompassing over 1200 species globally.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Dominican Republic, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is.