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known from Bayamon and several localities in the western part of the island, but 
no common name is recorded. (Urban, Add. 2: 157.) 
Eugenia caryophyllata. See Caryophyllus aromaticus. 
Eugenia confusa. CIENEGUILLO. 
A myrtaceous tree 60 feet (18 meters) in height from the Florida Keys, — 
Bahamas, Jamaica, Virgin Islands, Antigua, Guadeloupe, and Dominica. In 
Porto Rico it is known only from near Maricao in the forests of Mount Alegrillo. 
E. maricao, 25 feet (7.5 meters), has a similar distribution, and is known from 
littoral woods near Ponce. (Urban, Add. 2: 161, 162.) £ 
Eugenia cordata sintenisii. Murra. 
An indigenous myrtaceous shrub or small tree 30 feet (9 meters) high, reported 
from hillsides near Aibonito and Cayey. 
Eugenia costata. See Hugenia serrasuela. 
Cultivated in gardens at Yabucoa. 
Eugenia flavo-virens. GUAYABILLO DE COSTA. 
Family Myrtaceae; a shrub 2 meters high: grows on the coast. (Stahl, 4: 86.) 
Eugenia floribunda. Murra. a 
An indigenous myrtaceous tree attaining a height of 50 feet (15 meters). 
Reported from Cayey, Lares, and Quebradillas. A related species, #. cordata, 
also called murta, is represented in Porto Rico by a subspecies, sintenisii, a small 
tree of 30 feet (9 meters) reported from hillsides near Aibonito and Cayey. 
(Urban, Add. 2: 173-175.) 
Eugenia jambos. See Jambosa jambos. 

Eugenia ligustrina. PALO DE MULTA. 
Also known as ‘‘ hoja menuda.’’ A myrtaceous shrub or small tree, 18 feet (5 
meters) high, distributed from the Bahamas to Trinidad; reported in Porto Rico 
from Fajardo, Coamo, Guanica, and Cabo Rojo, in woods along the shore and in 
river valleys. 
Eugenia malaccensis. OTAHEITE APPLE. 
The ‘* Otaheite *’ or Malay apple has been introduced and become established in 
Jamaica and several other islands of the West Indies, but it is not known to exist 
in Porto Rico. The same may be said of F. javanica, the ‘‘ Malacca apple,’ and 
Syzygium jambolanum, the Java or jack plum. 
Eugenia monticola. Brew. 
Also called *‘hoja menuda.’? An indigenous myrtaceous shrub or small tree 
sometimes attaining 30 feet (9 meters). Apparently generally distributed in for- 
ests and thickets throughout the island, Bayamon, Juncos, Farjardo, Cayey, 
Coamo, Isabella, and Quebradillas. (Urban, Add. 2: 154.) 
Eugenia poiretii. HoJ« MENUDA. 
Also called ** biriji; ** a shrub 3 to4 meters high on sandy beaches; also reported — 
from the vicinity of Boamo and from Juncos. (Stahl, 4: 79.) 
Eugenia portoricensis. PETANGUEIRA. 
Urban describes this species as a variey of Eugenia pseudopsidium. (Stahl, — 
4: 82.) 
Eugenia procera. Hosa MENUDA. 
Asmallindigenous tree of general distribution from Cuba to Barbados. Known ~ 
in Porto Rico from the vicinity of Maunabo. (Urban, Add. 2: 163.) : 
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Eugenia pseudopsidium portoricensis. QUIEBRA HACHA. ‘| 
A small myrtaceous tree, under 25 feet (7.5 meters) in height. Indigenous in~ 
numerous localities, Bayamon, Yabucoa, Aibonito, Coamo, Mayaguez, Aguada, ~ 
Lares, Quebradilla, and Manati. (Urban, Add. 2: 164.) Variety genuina of this — 


