Syzygium malaccense

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:

Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry, 1938

Homotypic
- Caryophyllus malaccensis (L.) Stokes in Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 72 (1812)
- Eugenia malaccensis L. in Sp. Pl.: 470 (1753)
- Jambosa malaccensis (L.) DC. in Prodr. 3: 286 (1828)
- Myrtus malaccensis (L.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 484 (1825)
Heterotypic
- Eugenia domestica Baill. in Hist. Pl. 6: 345 (1876)
- Eugenia macrophylla Lam. in Encycl. 3: 196 (1789)
- Eugenia pseudomalaccensis Linden in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 5: t. 429 (1849)
- Eugenia purpurascens Baill. in Hist. Pl. 6: 345 (1876)
- Eugenia purpurea Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 483 (1832)
- Jambosa domestica DC. in Prodr. 3: 288 (1828)
- Jambosa laevis Montrouz. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci., sér. 2, 10: 208 (1860)
- Jambosa macrophylla (Lam.) DC. in Prodr. 3: 286 (1828)
- Jambosa purpurascens DC. in Prodr. 2: 286 (1825)
- Jambosa purpurea (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. in Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 333 (1834)
- Myrtus lamarckii F.Dietr. in Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 6: 97 (1837)
- Myrtus macrophylla (Lam.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 483 (1825), nom. illeg.
- Syzygium laeve (Montrouz.) Govaerts in R.H.A.Govaerts & al., World Checkl. Myrtaceae: 396 (2008)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, Malaya, Myanmar, Solomon Is., Thailand, Vanuatu
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea
- Regional: Australia
  - Queensland
- Introduced into:
  - Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Borneo, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Galápagos, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Marianas, Marquesas, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niue, Panamá, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Govaerts, R.H.A., Sobral, M., Ashton, P.S., Barrie, F.R., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.R., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F.F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C.E.B., Soares-Silva, L.H., Wilson, P.G. & Lucas, E. 2008. World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8 Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Syzygium malaccense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Syzygium malaccense. Published online. Accessed: July 12 2024. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. Syzygium malaccense. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 12. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Syzygium malaccense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 July 2024. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Syzygium malaccense in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
IUCN: Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry (Least Concern)