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Eugenia foetida Persoon. Spanish Stopper, Boxleaf Stopper. Phen: Jan-Dec. Hab: Maritime and rockland hammocks, shell mounds, coastal berms, coastal strands. Dist: Peninsular FL (Brevard County on the east coast and Manatee County on the west coast southwards); West Indies; Mexico (CAM, CHP, OAX, ROO, YUC) and Central America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl4, FNA10, K3, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, SFla, WH3, WI; = Eugenia buxifolia (Sw.) Willd. – S, S13; = Eugenia myrtoides Poir. – Wilson (1960c)
Links to other floras: = Eugenia foetida - FNA10
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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