Eugenia roxburghii

Eugenia roxburghii (commonly known as Roxburgh's Cherry)[2] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae which is native to India and Sri Lanka.[3] It is a 5 metres (16 ft) tall tree with round, rough, brown branches. Leaves are shiny green in color which are oppositely arranged. Flowers are white in color and have four-petals. Fruit is a deep orange-colored berry.[2] Flowering starts on March and ends with late April.

Eugenia roxburghii
Flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eugenia
Species:
E. roxburghii
Binomial name
Eugenia roxburghii
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Eugenia bracteata (Willd.) Raeusch. ex DC. [Illegitimate]
    • Eugenia bracteata var. fasciculata (Wall. ex Blume) Duthie
    • Eugenia bracteata var. roxburghii (DC.) Duthie
    • Eugenia fasciculata Wall. ex Blume
    • Eugenia heynei Rathakr. & N.C.Nair A
    • Eugenia macrosepala Duthie
    • Eugenia rothii Panigrahi [Illegitimate]
    • Eugenia rothii var. fasciculata (Duthie) H.B.Naithani
    • Eugenia willdenowii Wight [Illegitimate]
    • Eugenia zeylanica Roxb. [Illegitimate]
    • Myrtus bracteata Willd.
    • Myrtus coromandelina J.König ex Roxb. [Invalid]
    • Myrtus heynei Spreng. [Illegitimate]
    • Myrtus latifolia B.Heyne ex Roth
    • Myrtus littoralis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
    • Myrtus quadripartita Royen ex Blume
    • Myrtus ruscifolia Willd.
    • Syzygium bracteatum (Willd.) Raizada
    • Syzygium latifolium Blanco [Illegitimate]
    • Syzygium ruscifolium (Willd.) Santapau & Wagh

References
  1. "Eugenia capensis". The Plant List (2015). Version 1.1. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. "Roxburgh's Cherry". Flora of India. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. "Eugenia roxburghii DC. | Species | India Biodiversity Portal". indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 9 August 2015.


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