Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv. is a plant in the Myrtaceae family, order Myrtales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv.

Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv.

Eugenia capensis (dune myrtle) is a Myrtaceae plant species native to East and southern Africa.

Family
Genus
Eugenia
Order
Myrtales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv.

Scientific name: Eugenia capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv.

Eugenia capensis, commonly called dune myrtle, is a plant species belonging to the family Myrtaceae. It is native to East and southern Africa.

Photo: (c) Sharon Louw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sharon Louw · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Myrtales Myrtaceae Eugenia

More from Myrtaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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