Syzygium caryophyllatum

Syzygium caryophyllatum
Syzygium caryophyllatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Syzygieae
Genus: Syzygium
Subgenus: S. subg. Syzygium
Species:

Name

Syzygium caryophyllatum (L.) Alston, Handb. Fl. Ceylon vi. Suppl., 116. (1931)

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Myrtus caryophyllata L., Sp. Pl. 1: 472. (1753)
  • Homotypic
    • Calyptranthes caryophyllata (L.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 32 (1806)
    • Jambosa caryophyllata (L.) Bedevian, Ill. Polyglot. Dict.: 266 (1936), nom. inval.
  • Heterotypic
    • Eugenia caryophyllaea Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 2: t. 540 (1842)
    • Eugenia corymbosa Lam., Encycl. 3: 199 (1789)
    • Syzygium bournei Murugan & Arum., Indian J. Forest. 40: 281 (2017)
    • Syzygium caryophyllaeum Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 166 (1788)
    • Syzygium caryophyllatum var. abrahamianum Shareef & E.S.S.Kumar, J. Non-Timber Forest Prod. 28(2): 43 (2021 publ. 2022)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-tropical
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • India, Sri Lanka

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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