Eugenia roxburghii

Roxburgh's Cherry
flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Eugenia
Species:	E. roxburghii
Binomial name
Eugenia roxburghii DC.
Synonyms[1]
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

The Roxburgh's Cherry (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

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