Myrtaceae
Lathberry
Eugenia cordata
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Eugenia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Lathberry
Synonyms
- Buxus cordifolia (Willd.) Spreng.
- Eugenia cordata var. genuima Krug & Urb.
- Myrtus cordata Sw.
- Myrtus ramiflorus Vahl
- Pseudanamomis cordata (Sw.) Bisse
- Tricera cordifolia Willd.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.