Eugenia capensis

Eugenia capensis, the dune myrtle, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae, which is native to East and southern Africa.[2]

Dune myrtle
Fruit
Scientific 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.

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. "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.

Further reading

• Hilton-Taylor, C. et al. 1998. Eugenia zeyheri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded 21 August 2007.