Myrtaceae
Christmas cherry
Eugenia pseudopsidium
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Eugenia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Christmas cherry
Synonyms
- Eugenia compta A.Rich. ex O.Berg
- Eugenia cryptadena Amshoff
- Eugenia megalocarpa Urb.
- Eugenia portoricensis DC.
- Eugenia portoricensis var. brevipes DC.
- Eugenia prieurii O.Berg
- Eugenia prieurii var. robusta O.Berg
- Eugenia prieurii var. tenuiramis O.Berg
- Eugenia pseudopsidium var. genuina Krug & Urb.
- Eugenia pseudopsidium var. portoricensis (DC.) Krug & Urb.
- Eugenia psidioides DC.
- Eugenia thomasiana O.Berg
- Eugenia willdenowii Nied.
- Myrtus pseudopsidium (Jacq.) Spreng.
- Stenocalyx portoricensis (DC.) O.Berg
- Stenocalyx pseudopsidium (Jacq.) O.Berg
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FruitPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.