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Myrtaceae

Birdcherry

Eugenia monticola (Sw.) DC.

Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Eugenia

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Common names

By language (3)
Arabic
يوجينة أليفة الجبال
Chinese
山地番樱桃
English
Birdcherry

Synonyms

  • Emurtia micrantha (Kunth) Raf.
  • Eugenia baruensis var. latifolia DC.
  • Eugenia canescens O.Berg
  • Eugenia flavovirens O.Berg
  • Eugenia flavovirens var. obscura O.Berg
  • Eugenia flavovirens var. pallida O.Berg
  • Eugenia foetida var. maleolens (Pers.) DC.
  • Eugenia foetida var. parvifolia O.Berg
  • Eugenia insularis O.Berg
  • Eugenia maleolens Pers.
  • Eugenia micrantha (Kunth) DC.
  • Eugenia monticola var. flavovirens (O.Berg) Stehlé & Quentin
  • Eugenia monticola var. latifolia Krug & Urb.
  • Eugenia obtusata Willd. ex O.Berg
  • Eugenia poiretii O.Berg
  • Myrtus micrantha Kunth
  • Myrtus monticola Sw.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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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.