Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Eugenia foetida

Spanish stopper, boxleaf stopper
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

Spanish stopper, boxleaf stopper

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Eugenia foetida

Familia:

Myrtaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

12-15 (36) ft.

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

brown,black

Fenología:

Evergreen. Flowers in summer. Fruits ripen in fall.

Destacado por:

Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Used as a foundation or hedge plant. Large shrub to small tree. Can also be used as a specimen plant.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Quality Nurseries, Native Nurseries

Propagación:

De-pulped seed.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

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

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Somewhat long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

alkaline

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

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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, Birds, Mammals

Attracts pollinators.

 Birds and other wildlife consume fruit. Provides good cover.

Hábitats nativos:

Coastal hammocks, hammocks.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Spanish stopper, Boxleaf stopper, Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Eugefoet ). 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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