Category: Syzygium

Myrtaceae: Syzygium nervosum DC.: 2 high res. images. synonyms: Cleistocalyx operculatus (Roxb.) Merr. & L.M.Perry, Eugenia operculata Roxb., Syzygium operculatum (Roxb.) Nied. location/date (both): University of Agricultural Sciences campus, Bangalore, July 1997 I am yet to find as to how to differentiate it from widely variable https://efloraofindia.com/2011/04/01/syzygium-cumini/ Maybe … can clarify as to what it can be […]

Syzygium mundagam (Bourd.) V. Chithra, Fl. Tamil Nadu 1: 157 1983. (syn: Eugenia mundagam Bourd.; Jambosa mundagam (Bourd.) Gamble); . Endemic to southern Western_Ghats- South Sahyadri and between Palakkad hills to Coorg Region in Central Sahyadris as per Biotik; . Common name: Mundagam Plum • Malayalam: Kattuchampa, Mundagam • Tamil: Kotta Samba . Trees, to 15 m high, bark 6-8 mm thick, brown, […]

Syzygium praecox (Roxb.) N. C. Rathakrishnan & N. C. Nair, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 4: 288 1983. (syn: Eugenia lanceifolia Roxb.; Eugenia praecox Roxb.; Eugenia wallichii Wight; Jambosa praecox (Roxb.) A.M.Cowan & Cowan; Strongylocalyx lanceifolius (Roxb.) Blume; Strongylocalyx praecox (Roxb.) Blume; Syzygium cathayense Merr. & L.M.Perry; Syzygium roxburghianum Raizada; Syzygium wallichii (Wight) Walp.); . E. Nepal to China (S. Yunnan, W. Guangxi, Guangdong) and Indo-China: […]

Syzygium syzygioides (Miq.) Merr. & L.M.Perry, J. Arnold Arbor. 19: 109 1938. (syn: Eugenia pseudosyzygioides M.R.Hend.; Eugenia syzygioides (Miq.) M.R.Hend.; Jambosa syzygioides Miq.; Syzygium caudatum Wall.; Syzygium nelitricarpum Teijsm. & Binn.) as per POWO; Arunachal Pradesh to W. Malesia; Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, East Himalaya, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, […]

Syzygium formosum (Wall.) Masam., Enum. Phan. Born. 528 1942. (syn: Eugenia formosa Wall.; Eugenia lancifolia Miq.; Eugenia lilacina Merr.; Eugenia nemoricola Ridl.; Eugenia perakensis King; Eugenia pseudoformosa King; Eugenia ternifolia Roxb.; Jambosa formosa (Wall.) G.Don; Jambosa insignis Blume; Jambosa lancifolia Miq.; Jambosa mappacea Korth.; Jambosa tenuifolia Sweet; Jambosa ternifolia (Roxb.) Walp.; Syzygium insigne (Blume) Merr. […]

Syzygium venosum DC., Prodr. 3: 260 1828. (syn: Eugenia areolata (DC.) Duthie; Eugenia frondosa Wall. ex Duthie; Syzygium areolatum DC.); . Nepal to Bhutan, S. India as per WCSP; . Nepal, Bhutan, India (Darjeeling) as per Catalogue of Life; . SK 2197 26 September 2019 : 20 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)- 615 kb, […]

Syzygium polypetalum (Wall. ex Wight) Merr. & Perry, Brittonia 4: 125 (1941) (syn: Eugenia angustifolia Roxb.; Eugenia polypetala (Wall.) Wight; Jambosa polypetala Wall.); . Arunachal Pradesh to Myanmar: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Myanmar as per POWO; . Trees with lax crown, branching near the base; branchlets with prominent leaf scars. Leaves, simple, ternate or 4 in […]

Syzygium impressum N.H.Xia, Y.F.Deng & K.L.Yip ; Hongkong as per Catalogue of Life;   SK1484 03 Oct 2018 : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4)- around 400 kb each.  Location: Hong Kong Park   Date: 15 August 2018 Elevation: 200 ft. Habit : Cultivated I guess some Syzygium sp.  Looks like Syzygium impressum but not sure.  It looks like since […]

Syzygium myrtifolium Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 178 1843. (syn: Eugenia myrtifolia Roxb. [Illegitimate]; Eugenia oleina Wight [Invalid]; Eugenia parva C.B.Rob.; Eugenia sinubanensis Elmer; Syzygium campanellum Miq.; Syzygium campanulatum Korth.; Syzygium campanulatum var. longistylum Chantaran. & J.Parn.; Syzygium oleinum Wall. ex Wight; Syzygium sinubanense (Elmer) Diels); . Bangladesh to W. & C. Malesia as per […]

Syzygium balsameum (Wight) Wall. ex Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 179 1843. (syn: Eugenia balsameum Wight); . Sikkim to China (S. Yunnan) and Peninsula Malaysia: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam as per POWO; . Wight Ill. ii. 16 ; leaves ovate or ovate-lanceolate narrowed below acuminate subcoriaceous pale pellucid-punctate, lateral […]

Syzygium salicifolium ?;     ID No.29062011 Syzygium for ID_1: Help to ID the sp. Date/Time-21/3/2011. Location- Assam, Habitat- Wild Type. Plant Habit- Moderate Tree. Leaves Size- 10-14 X 4-7cm. Inflorescence – as seen in the photos. As far as I can compare with my references and pictures, I think it is Syzygium inophyllum DC., Prodr. […]

Syzygium polyanthum (Wight) Walp. ?;   Flora of Andaman17-030111-PKA2 : 7 images. This is some Syzygium sp. (Myrtaceae Family). Its a huge tree may be around 20 m high. Date/Time: 22-12-2010 / 09:45AM Location: Near Lime Stone Cave site, Baratang, Andaman Habitat: WildPlant habit: Tree (Approx. 20 m tall) … has identified this as Syzygium samarangense […]

Syzygium smithii (Poir.) Nied., Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(7): 85 1893. (syn: Acmena elliptica G.Don ex Steud.; Acmena elliptica G.Benn.; Acmena floribunda var. elliptica A.Cunn. ex DC.; Acmena kingii G.Don; Acmena pendula G.Benn.; Acmena smithii (Poir.) Merr. & L.M.Perry; Acmena smithii var. minor (Maiden) Merr. & L.M.Perry; Eugenia elliptica Sm. [Illegitimate]; Eugenia smithii Poir.; Eugenia smithii var. […]

Syzygium tetragonum (Wight) Wall. ex Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 179 1843. (syn: Eugenia subviridis Craib; Eugenia tetragona Wight; Syzygium nienkui Merr. & L.M.Perry); China (Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan), SE-Tibet, Myanmar [Burma] (Kachin, Mandalay, Sagaing), Bhutan, India (Darjeeling), E-Nepal, ?Java, ?Sumatra, Assam, Bangladesh, Thailand as per Catalogue of Life; Nepal to S. China as per WCSP; […]

Syzygium claviflorum (Roxb.) Wall. ex A.M.Cowan & Cowan, Trees N. Bengal 67 1929. (syn: Acmena claviflora (Roxb.) Walp.; Acmena leptantha Walp.; Acmenosperma claviflorum (Roxb.) Kausel; Clavimyrtus claviflora (Roxb.) Blume; Eugenia clavata (Korth.) Merr.; Eugenia claviflora Roxb. ……..; Eugenia fraseri Ridl.; Eugenia leptalea Craib; Eugenia leptantha Wight [Illegitimate]; Eugenia maingayi Duthie; Eugenia rhododendrifolia Miq. .; Eugenia ruminata Koord. […]

IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU) Syzygium occidentale (Bourd.) D.N.Gandhi, Fl. Hassan Distr. 282 1976. (syn: Eugenia occidentalis Bourd.; Jambosa occidentalis (Bourd.) Gamble); SW. India (as per WCSP); India, Burma as per Catalogue of Life; Large shrubs. Leaves to 14 x 2.5 cm, linear-lanceolate, acuminate at both ends, nerves indistinct; petiole 1 cm long. Cymes […]

Syzygium kurzii (Duthie) N. P. Balakrishnan, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 22: 174 1980 publ. 1982. (syn: Eugenia cerasiflora Kurz; Eugenia kurzii Duthie ex Kurz; Eugenia kurzii var. andamanica King; Jambosa kurzii (Duthie) A.M.Cowan & Cowan; Syzygium kurzii var. andamanica (King) N.P.Balakr.); . Central Himalaya to Indo-China: Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand as per POWO; . Medium-large […]

Syzygium tetrapterum (Miq.) Chantaran. & J.Parn., Kew Bull. 48: 590 1993. (syn: Eugenia pseudotetraptera King; Eugenia tetraptera (Miq.) M.R.Hend.; Jambosa tetraptera Miq.; Syzygium pseudotetrapterum (King) Chantaran. & J.Parn.; Syzygium tetrapterum var. pseudotetrapterum (King) I.M.Turner);  Java, peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra (incl. Bangka Isl.) as per Catalogue of Life;     Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and Myrtaceae Fortnight : Syzygium […]

Syzygium paniculatum Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 167 1788. (Syn: Eugenia paniculata (Gaertn.) Britten [Illegitimate]; Eugenia rheedioides Standl. & Steyerm.); Australia (New South Wales, Queensland), Guatemala (introduced), Honduras (introduced), El Salvador (introduced), Costa Rica (introduced), Colombia (introduced), Mozambique (introduced) as per Catalogue of Life;   The magenta lilly pilly (Syzygium paniculatum, syn. Eugenia paniculata), also […]

Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry, Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 196 1939. (Syn: Caryophyllus aromaticus L.; Caryophyllus hortensis Noronha; Caryophyllus silvestris Teijsm. ex Hassk.; Eugenia aromatica (L.) Baill. [Illegitimate]; Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb.; Eugenia caryophyllus (Spreng.) Bullock & S.G.Harrison; Jambosa caryophyllus (Thunb.) Nied.; Myrtus caryophyllus Spreng.); Moluccas, Java (introduced), Laos (introduced), Thailand (introduced), Vietnam (introduced), […]