Myrtaceae
Eugenia capensis
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Eugenia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Duinemirtebessie
- Arabic
- يوجينة رأس الرجاء, أوجينيا رأس الرجاء
Synonyms
- Memecylon capense Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Myrtus capensis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv.
Photos

FlowerPhoto: galpinmd, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Deacon, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rosemary Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rosemary Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.