Eugenia roxburghii (commonly known as Roxburgh's Cherry)[2] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae which is native to India and Sri Lanka.[3] It is a 5 metres (16 ft) 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.[2] Flowering starts on March and ends with late April.
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| Eugenia roxburghii |
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| Flower |
| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
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Rosids |
| Order: |
Myrtales |
| Family: |
Myrtaceae |
| Genus: |
Eugenia |
| Species: |
E. roxburghii |
| Binomial name |
Eugenia roxburghii
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| Synonyms[1] |
- 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 A
- 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
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