Eugenia axillaris (Swartz) Willdenow. Common name: White Stopper. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Hammocks, pine rocklands, coastal strands, coastal berms, shell mounds. Distribution: N. FL peninsula (Levy County on the west coast and Volusia County on the east coast) south to s. FL; West Indies; Mexico through Central America to n. South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FNA10, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, S13, SFla, WH3, WI; > Eugenia anthera Small — S, Wilson (1960c); > Eugenia axillaris (Sw.) Willd. — S, Wilson (1960c); Myrtus axillaris Swartz. Basionym: Myrtus axillaris Sw. 1788
Links to other floras: = Eugenia axillaris - FNA10
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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