Myrtaceae
Red stopper
Eugenia rhombea
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Eugenia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Red stopper
Synonyms
- Eugenia fiscalensis Donn.Sm.
- Eugenia foetida var. rhombea O.Berg
- Eugenia leptopa Lundell
- Eugenia pusilana Lundell
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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.