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Eugenia rottleriana

Eugenia rottleriana കാട്ടുകറുവ

Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓

Habit
Shrub
Found in India
Tamil Nadu
Flowering
June-October
One plant. Many familiar names.

Eugenia rottleriana in regional languages

Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.

Recorded regional names for Eugenia rottleriana
LanguageRegional scriptRecorded Latin spelling
Malayalamകാട്ടുകറുവNot recorded
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Malayalam
കാട്ടുകറുവ

Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP
WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗

Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: SW. India.

Recorded habitat
Evergreen forests
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How to identify Eugenia rottleriana

Identify Eugenia rottleriana by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

  • Look for a shrub habit.
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-October.
  • In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
  • Confirm it sits within the Myrtaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Eugenia rottleriana.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Eugenia rottleriana
Genus
Eugenia
Family
Myrtaceae
Habit
Shrub
Habitat
Evergreen forests
Habitat type
Forest
Found in India
Tamil Nadu
Flowering & fruiting
June-October
Conservation status
Vulnerable (VU)

Leaf characters

Opposite arrangement leaf character
Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Typical of the Myrtaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Cyme inflorescence
Inflorescence
Cyme
Berry fruit
Fruit
Berry

Typical of the Myrtaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About Eugenia rottleriana

Eugenia rottleriana belongs to the Myrtaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from June to October.

Illustration representing the Myrtaceae family
Botanical family

Myrtaceae

Myrtle/Eucalyptus family

Eugenia rottleriana belongs to the Myrtaceae family.

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