Eugenia pseudopsidium
Christmas Cherry
Also known as: Eugenia compta Rich. ex O.Berg +17 more
- Eugenia compta Rich. ex O.Berg
- Eugenia cryptadena Amshoff
- Eugenia megalocarpa Urb.
- Eugenia portoriccensis var. portoriccensis
- Eugenia portoricensis DC.
- Eugenia portoricensis var. brevipes DC.
- Eugenia prieurii O.Berg
- Eugenia prieurii var. prieurii
- Eugenia prieurii var. robusta O.Berg
- Eugenia prieurii var. tenuiramis O.Berg
- Eugenia pseudopsidium var. genuina Krug & Urb.
- Eugenia pseudopsidium var. portoricensis (DC.) Krug & Urb.
- Eugenia pseudopsidium var. pseudopsidium
- Eugenia psidioides DC.
- Eugenia thomasiana O.Berg
- Myrtus pseudopsidium (Jacq.) Spreng.
- Stenocalyx portoricensis (DC.) O.Berg
- Stenocalyx pseudopsidium (Jacq.) O.Berg
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Myrtaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Eugenia pseudopsidium (commonly known as Christmas Cherry) is a shrub or tree within the Myrtaceae family. It originates in South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Surinam, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Trinidad-Tobago