Eugenia roxburghii

Eugenia roxburghii
	Flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Eugenia
Species:	E. roxburghii
Binomial name
	Eugenia roxburghii; DC.
Synonyms
	List Eugenia bracteata (Willd.) Raeusch. ex DC. [Illegitimate]; Eugenia bracteata var. fasciculata (Wall. ex Blume) Duthie ; Eugenia bracteata var. roxburghii (DC.) Duthie; Eugenia fasciculata Wall. ex Blume ; Eugenia heynei Rathakr. & N.C.Nair ; Eugenia macrosepala Duthie ; Eugenia rothii Panigrahi [Illegitimate] ; Eugenia rothii var. fasciculata (Duthie) H.B.Naithani ; Eugenia willdenowii Wight [Illegitimate] ; Eugenia zeylanica Roxb. [Illegitimate] ; Myrtus bracteata Willd. ; Myrtus coromandelina J.König ex Roxb. [Invalid] ; Myrtus heynei Spreng. [Illegitimate] ; Myrtus latifolia B.Heyne ex Roth ; Myrtus littoralis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. ; Myrtus quadripartita Royen ex Blume ; Myrtus ruscifolia Willd. ; Syzygium bracteatum (Willd.) Raizada ; Syzygium latifolium Blanco [Illegitimate] ; Syzygium ruscifolium (Willd.) Santapau & Wagh ; ;

Eugenia roxburghii is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family which is native to India and Sri Lanka.^[2] It is a 5m tall tree with round, rough, brown branches. Leaves are shiny green in color which are oppositely arranged. Flowers are white in color and have four-petals. Fruit is a deep orange-colored berry.^[3] Flowering starts on March and ends with late April.

References

^ "Eugenia capensis". The Plant List (2015). Version 1.1. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
^ "Eugenia roxburghii DC. | Species | India Biodiversity Portal". indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
^ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Roxburgh's%20Cherry.html

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[tpl-1] "Eugenia capensis". The Plant List (2015). Version 1.1. Retrieved 16 July 2015.

[indiabiodiversity-2] "Eugenia roxburghii DC. | Species | India Biodiversity Portal". indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

[3] ttp://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Roxburgh's%20Cherry.html

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