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Blackrodwood
Jean-Baptiste-Christophe FUSÉE-AUBLET (1720-1778), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Myrtle family: guava & Suriname cherry

Blackrodwood

Eugenia biflora (L.) DC.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlackrodwood
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese双花番樱桃
Scientific nameEugenia biflora (L.) DC.

About this species

Eugenia biflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southeastern Mexico through Central and South America to Bolivia and central Brazil, including Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Cayman, Leeward, and Windward Islands in the Caribbean. It grows in lowland tropical moist forests.

The species has a wide distribution and large population, and is not subject to any major threats. The IUCN Red List assesses it as Least Concern.

The species was first described as Myrtus biflora by Carl Linnaeus in 1759. In 1828 Augustin Pyramus de Candolle placed it in genus Eugenia as E. biflora.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMyrtales
FamilyMyrtaceae
GenusEugenia

In Suriname

25Records in Suriname
1948First record
1963Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini13

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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