Eugenia biflora

Eugenia biflora
Eugenia biflora (as synonym E. mini Aubl.)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Eugenia
Species:	E. biflora
Binomial name
Eugenia biflora (L.) DC.
Synonyms
Synonymy Caryophyllus fruticosus Mill. Cumetea mini (Aubl.) Raf. Eugenia acuminatissima O.Berg Eugenia acutiloba DC. Eugenia alexandri Krug & Urb. Eugenia alfaroana Standl. Eugenia amanuensis Steyerm. Eugenia australis Colla Eugenia berteroana (Spreng.) DC. Eugenia biflora var. hoffmannseggii (O.Berg) Amshoff Eugenia biflora var. lancea (Poir.) Krug & Urb. Eugenia biflora var. ludibunda (Bertero ex DC.) Krug & Urb. Eugenia biflora var. mini (Aubl.) Amshoff Eugenia biflora var. myriostigma (Sagot) Amshoff Eugenia biflora var. pallens (Vahl) Krug & Urb. Eugenia biflora var. virgultosa (Sw.) Krug & Urb. Eugenia brachythrix Urb. Eugenia caurensis Steyerm. Eugenia fieldingii O.Berg Eugenia freireana O.Berg Eugenia freireana var. angustifolia O.Berg Eugenia freireana var. latifolia O.Berg Eugenia hartii Kiaersk. Eugenia hoffmannseggii O.Berg Eugenia hoffmannseggii var. grandifolia O.Berg Eugenia hoffmannseggii var. parvifolia O.Berg Eugenia inundata var. acutifolia O.Berg Eugenia jamaicana Mattos Eugenia jamaicensis O.Berg Eugenia lancea Poir. Eugenia leptophlebia Diels Eugenia loretensis Diels Eugenia ludibunda Bertero ex DC. Eugenia macarensis O.Berg Eugenia meyeriana O.Berg Eugenia meyeriana var. depauperata O.Berg Eugenia meyeriana var. dives O.Berg Eugenia microcarpos Lam. Eugenia microcarpos var. mini (Aubl.) Lam. Eugenia mini Aubl. Eugenia mini var. microcarpos (Lam.) Pers. Eugenia modesta var. jamaicensis O.Berg Eugenia myriostigma Sagot Eugenia nicholsii Fawc. & Rendle Eugenia pallens (Vahl) DC. Eugenia racemosa DC. Eugenia richardiana O.Berg Eugenia salicifolia O.Berg Eugenia sericiflora Benth. Eugenia virgata Macfad. Eugenia virgultosa (Sw.) DC. Eugenia virgultosa var. jamaicensis (O.Berg) Proctor Eugenia xylopifolia DC. Eugenia xylopifolia var. brevipes O.Berg Myrcia erythroxylon var. virescens O.Berg Myrcia mini (Aubl.) Sweet Myrcia schomburgkiana O.Berg Myrcia splendens var. mini (Aubl.) DC. Myrtus berteroana Spreng. Myrtus biflora L. (1759) (basionym) Myrtus biflora var. salicifolia Kuntze Myrtus biflora f. subsericea Kuntze Myrtus biflora var. yapacani Kuntze Myrtus lancea (Poir.) Spreng. Myrtus mini (Aubl.) Spreng. Myrtus pallens Vahl Myrtus virgultosa Sw.

Eugenia biflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southeastern Mexico through Central and South America to Bolivia and central Brazil, including Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Cayman, Leeward, and Windward Islands in the Caribbean. It grows in lowland tropical moist forests.

The species has a wide distribution and large population, and is not subject to any major treats. The IUCN Red List assesses it as Least Concern.

The species was first described as Myrtus biflora by Carl Linnaeus in 1759. In 1828 Augustin Pyramus de Candolle placed it in genus Eugenia as E. biflora.