Eugenia woodburyana
| Eugenia woodburyana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Eugenia |
| Species: | E. woodburyana
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| Binomial name | |
| Eugenia woodburyana | |
Eugenia woodburyana (Woodbury's stopper) is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae.[4][5] It is endemic to Puerto Rico. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. It is threatened by habitat loss.
E. woodburyana is an evergreen tree which grows up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall. It has hairy oval leaves up to 2 centimeters long by 1.5 wide which are oppositely arranged. The inflorescence is a cluster of up to 5 white flowers borne in the leaf axils. The fruit is an approximately spherical red berry with eight wings, up to a diameter of 2 centimeters.[3]: 46716
The tree grows in the Sierra Bermeja and the Guánica State Forest of Puerto Rico, and there is reportedly one individual in the Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge.[3]: 46716 In 2024 there were 2,751 mature trees of this species remaining.[1]
It is named for the botanist Roy Orlo Woodbury, an expert on Puerto Rican flora.[6]
References
- ^ a b Gann, G.D.; Maldonado Silvestrini, S. (2024). "Eugenia woodburyana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T34043A253645793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T34043A253645793.en. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
- ^ "No common name (Eugenia woodburyana)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Silander, Susan; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (9 September 1994). "Determination of endangered status for three Puerto Rican plants". Federal Register. 59 (174): 46715–46718. 59 FR 46715
- ^ "Eugenia woodburyana Alain". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
- ^ "Eugenia woodburyana Alain". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
- ^ Santiago-Blay, J. A., et al. (2003). Roy Orlo Woodbury (1913-2002): An Extraordinary Field Biologist. Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Caribbean Journal of Science 39(1) 1-10.