Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Eugenia axillaris

white stopper
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

white stopper

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Eugenia axillaris

Familia:

Myrtaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

10 to 15 (30) ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

red,black

Fenología:

Evergreen. Blooms year round with a peak in spring-summer.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Hedge or screen.

Consideraciones:

Some say that it has a skunky odor, others cannot smell it.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries

Propagación:

De-pulped seed.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

Apto para cultivo en:

9B,10A,10B,11

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds

Attracts pollinators, especially bees and moths.





Larval host for tantalus sphinx ( (Aellopos tantalus )

Provides cover for wildlife ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/ ). 

Hábitats nativos:

Coastal hammocks.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Fruits edible. Bark emulsions said to be a cure for diarrhea.

Comentarios generales:

Fruits are edible. 
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). White stopper. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Eugeaxil ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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