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''Ugni'' is a genus of plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, described as a genus in 1848.〔(Turczaninow, Nicolai Stepanowitsch. 1848. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 21(1): 579 ) in Latin〕〔(Tropicos, ''Ugni'' Turcz )〕 It is native to western Latin America from the Valdivian temperate rain forests of southern Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands) and adjacent regions of southern Argentina, north to southern Mexico.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕 They are shrubs with evergreen foliage, reaching 1–5 m tall. The leaves are opposite, oval, 1–4 cm long and 0.2-2.5 cm broad, entire, glossy dark green, with a spicy scent if crushed. The flowers are drooping, 1–2 cm diameter with four or five white or pale pink petals and numerous short stamens; the fruit is a small red or purple berry 1 cm diameter.〔Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México. 〕〔Sánchez-Vindas, P. E. 2001. ''Calycolpus, Eugenia, Myrcia, Myrcianthes, Myrciaria, Pimenta, Plinia, Psidium, Syzygium, Ugni.'' En: Stevens, W.D., C. Ulloa, A. Pool & O.M. Montiel (eds.), Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85(2): 1566, 1570–1574, 1575–1580〕〔Landrum, L. R. & M. L. Kawasaki. 1997. The genera of Myrtaceae in Brazil: an illustrated synoptic treatment and identification keys. Brittonia 49(4): 508–536〕 ;Species〔 # ''Ugni candollei'' (Barnéoud) O.Berg - central + southern Chile # ''Ugni molinae'' Turcz. - - central + southern Chile, southern Argentina; naturalized in New Zealand and Juan Fernández Islands # ''Ugni myricoides'' (Kunth) O.Berg - Mexico (Hidalgo, Veracruz, Puebla, Oaxaca, Chiapas), Central America, South America (Guyana, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, NW Brazil (Amazonas + Roraima)). # ''Ugni selkirkii'' (Hook. & Arn.) O.Berg - Robinson Crusoe Island == Etymology == The scientific name derives from the Mapuche Native American name Uñi for ''U. molinae''. The genus was formerly often included in either ''Myrtus'' or ''Eugenia''; it is distinguished from these by the drooping flowers with stamens shorter than the petals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ugni」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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