Biology:Eugenia woodburyana
| Eugenia woodburyana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eugenia |
| Species: | E. woodburyana
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| Binomial name | |
| Eugenia woodburyana Alain
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Eugenia woodburyana (Woodbury's stopper) is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae.[4][5] It is endemic to Puerto Rico. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. It is threatened by habitat loss.
E. woodburyana is an evergreen tree which grows up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall. It has hairy oval leaves up to 2 centimeters long by 1.5 wide which are oppositely arranged. The inflorescence is a cluster of up to 5 white flowers borne in the leaf axils. The fruit is an approximately spherical red berry with eight wings, up to a diameter of 2 centimeters.[3]: 46716
The tree grows in the Sierra Bermeja and the Guánica State Forest of Puerto Rico, and there is reportedly one individual in the Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge.[3]: 46716 In 2024 there were 2,751 mature trees of this species remaining.[1]
It is named for the botanist Roy Orlo Woodbury, an expert on Puerto Rican flora.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gann, G.D.; Maldonado Silvestrini, S. (2024). "Eugenia woodburyana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T34043A253645793.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/34043/253645793. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
- ↑ "No common name (Eugenia woodburyana)". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8346.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Silander, Susan; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (9 September 1994). "Determination of endangered status for three Puerto Rican plants". Federal Register 59 (174): 46715–46718. 59 FR 46715
- ↑ "Eugenia woodburyana Alain". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:99206-2.
- ↑ "Eugenia woodburyana Alain". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/3C6RP.
- ↑ Santiago-Blay, J. A., et al. (2003). Roy Orlo Woodbury (1913-2002): An Extraordinary Field Biologist. Caribbean Journal of Science 39(1) 1-10.
Wikidata ☰ Q5484789 entry
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