Species of flowering plant
Eugenia roxburghii
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Flower
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Eudicots
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Clade:
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Rosids
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Order:
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Myrtales
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Family:
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Myrtaceae
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Genus:
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Eugenia
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Species:
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E. roxburghii
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Binomial name
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Eugenia roxburghii
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Synonyms[1]
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- Eugenia bracteata (Willd.) Raeusch. ex DC. [Illegitimate]
- Eugenia bracteata var. fasciculata (Wall. ex Blume) Duthie
- Eugenia bracteata var. roxburghii (DC.) Duthie
- Eugenia fasciculata Wall. ex Blume
- Eugenia heynei Rathakr. & N.C.Nair A
- Eugenia macrosepala Duthie
- Eugenia rothii Panigrahi [Illegitimate]
- Eugenia rothii var. fasciculata (Duthie) H.B.Naithani
- Eugenia willdenowii Wight [Illegitimate]
- Eugenia zeylanica Roxb. [Illegitimate]
- Myrtus bracteata Willd.
- Myrtus coromandelina J.König ex Roxb. [Invalid]
- Myrtus heynei Spreng. [Illegitimate]
- Myrtus latifolia B.Heyne ex Roth
- Myrtus littoralis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
- Myrtus quadripartita Royen ex Blume
- Myrtus ruscifolia Willd.
- Syzygium bracteatum (Willd.) Raizada
- Syzygium latifolium Blanco [Illegitimate]
- Syzygium ruscifolium (Willd.) Santapau & Wagh
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Eugenia roxburghii (commonly known as Roxburgh's Cherry)[2] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae which is native to India and Sri Lanka.[3] It is a 5 metres (16 ft) tall tree with round, rough, brown branches. Leaves are shiny green in color which are oppositely arranged. Flowers are white in color and have four-petals. Fruit is a deep orange-colored berry.[2] Flowering starts on March and ends with late April.