Eugenia woodburyana | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 plant in the family Myrtaceae. 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 1998 there were 45 trees of this species remaining.[1]
It is named for the botanist Roy Orlo Woodbury, an expert on Puerto Rican flora.[4]