Eugenia biflora (Linnaeus) De Candolle, Prodr.

Uc Gala, Victor C., Valdemarin, Karinne Sampaio, Lucas, Eve, Negrão, Raquel & Mazine, Fiorella F., 2023, Eugenia (Myrtaceae) from Mexico: checklist, distribution, and conservation assessments, Phytotaxa 583 (2), pp. 99-140 : 105

9. Eugenia biflora (Linnaeus) De Candolle, Prodr. 3: 276 (1828)

Basionym: Myrtus biflora Linnaeus (1759: 1056) .

EOO: 109,067.755 km ². AOO: 20 km ². Evaluation of IUCN: Least Concern.

Eugenia biflora is a tree or shrub species that is distributed across Southeast Mexico to Bolivia and the central west of Brazil, as well as the Antilles ( Mazine & Souza 2015, WCSP 2020). It is found in a Humid Tropical Forest, a domain that has no habitat loss or any invasion of exotic species, occurring in conservation areas such as the “Reserva de la Biofera la Sepultura”, “Reserva de la Biosfera Montes Azules”, both in the state of Chiapas (INE-SEMARNAP 1999c, INE-SEMARNAP 2000a). Eugenia biflora was recently assessed by BGCI & IUCN (2019c) and is currently in the Least Concern (LC) category.

Specimens examined:— MEXICO. Chiapas: Sinaca & Vidal 25 (MEXU!); Quintana Roo: Téllez y Cabrera 1693 (MEXU!); Yucatán: Pérez L. 294 (MEXU!). Belize: Gentle 7035 (LL); Brazil: Harley et al. 10965 (UB!); Colombia: Callejas et al. 5282 (MO!); Costa Rica: Jiménez 496 ( US!); El Salvador: Sandoval & Chinchilla 165 (MO); Honduras: Saunders 419 (MO!); Nicaragua: Rueda et al. 19107 (MO); Panama: Carrasquilla et al. 284 (F).