Eugenia rhombea (O.Berg) Krug & Urb. ex Urb. is a plant in the Myrtaceae family, order Myrtales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Eugenia rhombea (O.Berg) Krug & Urb. ex Urb.

Eugenia rhombea (O.Berg) Krug & Urb. ex Urb.

Red stopper (Eugenia rhombea) is a flowering shrub or tree in the myrtle family native to the Americas and Caribbean.

Family
Genus
Eugenia
Order
Myrtales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Eugenia rhombea (O.Berg) Krug & Urb. ex Urb.

Eugenia rhombea, commonly known as the red stopper, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. This species is native to southern Florida, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern Venezuela. It grows as a shrub or tree that reaches up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) in height, produces white flowers, and is typically found growing in rockland hammock habitats.

Photo: (c) Karl Questel, all rights reserved, uploaded by Karl Questel

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Myrtales Myrtaceae Eugenia

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

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