Family: MyrtaceaeDistribution: Common in scrubs along the coast. Limited to Peninsular India.Description: Evergreen shrubs, 2-4 mts tall. Leaves opposite,sub coriaceous, 3.5-7x2-3.5 cm ovate, or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, base cuneate. Flowers solitary or fascicled, pretty white 1.2-2cm across. peduncles rusty villous, 0.5-1cm long; Calyx lobes 4, glabrous, nearly globose, Petals 4, Stamens numerous, Ovary 2 celled. Fruit a globose berry.Wood hard, Root paste mixed with goat milk is used to treat tonsils and gum swellings. Photographed at Pulicat lake near Sriharikota of Nellore district.Reference: Flora of Presidency of Madras by J.S.Gamble. Flora of Nellore district by B.Suryanarayana and A.S.Rao, ENVIS.
Noi or Koolau eugeniaMyrtaceae (Myrtle family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Molokai, extinct; Oahu, extant)IUCN: EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)The hard wood was fashioned into kapa (tapa) beaters by early Hawaiians. The fruits are edible and have a somewhat sweet to bland or bitter taste.EtymologyEugenia is named for Prince Eugene (1663-1736) of Savoy, France.The specific epithet koolauensis is referring to the Koolau Mountains on Oahu. This addition of -ensis, indicates origin or place.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Eugenia_koolauensis
Noi or Koolau eugeniaMyrtaceae (Myrtle family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Molokai, extinct; Oahu, extant)EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Leaves and stems infected with hia or guava rust (Puccinia psidii).Puccinia psidii is rust (a type of plant pathogen) native to Brazil where its natural hosts are guava (Psidium). It was accidentally introduced to the Hawaiian Islands where it is a very destructive host on native trees in the Myrtle family or Myrtaceae, such as Eugenia spp., Metrosideros spp., and Syzygium sandwicense. But, Puccinia psidii also targets non-native members of Myrtaceae in Hawaii as well.The result of Puccinia psidii, if not treated, are extreme defoliation and ultimately death of the tree.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Eugenia_koolauensis
Noi or Koolau eugeniaMyrtaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Molokai, extinct; Oahu, extant)EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)These are flowering and flowering and fruiting much earlier than in previous years. Noi may prove to year round bloomers, at least under cultivation. The entire flower, including the stamens, are about the size of a dime (10 cents US).The hard wood was fashioned into kapa (tapa) beaters by early Hawaiians. The fruits are edible and have a somewhat sweet to bland or bitter taste.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Eugenia_koolauensis
Noi or Koolau eugeniaMyrtaceae (Myrtle family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Molokai, extinct; Oahu, extant)IUCN: EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)The hard wood was fashioned into kapa (tapa) beaters by early Hawaiians. The fruits are edible and have a somewhat sweet to bland or bitter taste.EtymologyEugenia is named for Prince Eugene (1663-1736) of Savoy, France.The specific epithet koolauensis is referring to the Koolau Mountains on Oahu. This addition of -ensis, indicates origin or place.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Eugenia_koolauensis