Ugni

Ugni
	Chilean guava ( Ugni molinae )
Systematics
	Nuclear eudicotyledons
	Rosids
	Eurosiden II
Order :	Myrtle-like (Myrtales)
Family :	Myrtle family (Myrtaceae)
Genre :	Ugni
Scientific name
	Ugni
	Turcz.

Ugni is a plant species from the family of myrtle (Myrtaceae), which comprises about four types. The scientific name is derived from Uñi , the Mapuche name for Ugni molinae .

description

They are evergreen, small trees or bushes, often of a heather-like shape (erikoid). The small, oval to lanceolate, dark green, cross- opposed leaves are 1 to 4 cm long and 0.2 to 2.5 cm wide.

The single flowers are usually five-fold, sometimes four-fold. The petals are white to pale purple. The stamens are numerous (20 to 40) with short stamens . The lower ovary is three-chambered. The fruits are more or less spherical berries that contain a large number of seeds .

distribution

All species of this genus are native to western South and Central America , from southern Mexico to the Valdivian rainforest of southern Chile .

Systematics

The species of this genus was often classified in either Eugenia or Myrtus earlier . The main distinguishing features are the drooping flowers and stamens, which are shorter than the petals. There are four types:

Ugni candollei O.Berg : The homeland ranges from the Chilean region VII to X.
Chilean guava ( Ugni molinae Turcz. ): The homeland ranges from the Chilean region VI to X and neighboring areas in Argentina.
Ugni myricoides O.Berg : South Mexico , Central America to Bolivia , Venezuela , North Brazil .
Ugni selkirkii O.Berg : It is endemic to the island of Robinson Crusoe in the Juan Fernández archipelago .

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↑ Information on the genus, which only includes four species, in woody plants in the Andes of Ecuador. (span.)
↑ ^a ^b ^c Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Ugni. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved February 7, 2011.

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[1] Information on the genus, which only includes four species, in woody plants in the Andes of Ecuador. (span.)

[WCSP-2] Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Ugni. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved February 7, 2011.