''Eugenia capensis'', the dune myrtle, is a species of

plant Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...

in the family

Myrtaceae Myrtaceae (), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All ...

, which is native to East and southern Africa.

Subspecies

The subspecies are: * ''E. capensis'' subsp. ''albanensis'' (Sond.) F.White * ''E. capensis'' subsp. ''capensis'' * ''E. capensis'' subsp. ''gueinzii'' (Sond.) F.White * ''E. capensis'' subsp. ''natalitia'' (Sond.) F.White * ''E. capensis'' subsp. ''nyassensis'' (Engl.) F.White * ''E. capensis'' subsp. ''simii'' (Dummer) F.White * ''E. capensis'' subsp. ''zeyheri'' (Harv.) F.White

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