Eugenia acunae Alain (1953:30)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Eugenia acunai Alain in Revista Soc. Cub. Bot. 10: 30 (1953) [orth. error]
Conservation Status
Missing (Gómez Hechavarría, 2025)
Last (and only) record: 1953 or before (Gómez Hechavarría, 2025)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution & Habitat
Loma del Gato, Santiago province, Cuba
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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