Syzygium jambos

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
Sectio: S. sect. Jambosa
Species: Syzygium jambos

Name

Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston in Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6: 115. 1931. (as S. Jambos)

Synonymy

Basionym
- Eugenia jambos L., Sp. Pl. 1: 470. 1753. (as Jambos)

Homotypic
- Caryophyllus jambos (L.) Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 73. 1812. (as Caryophyllus Jambos)
- Myrtus jambos (L.) Kunth in Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 6(25): 144. 1823. (as Myrtus Jambos)
- Jambosa jambos (L.) Millsp., Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2(1): 80. 1900. (as Jambosa Jambos)
- Plinia jambos (L.) M.Gómez, Fl. Haban. 292; cf. Maza & Roig, Fl. Cuba (Bol. Secr. Agric. Comerc. Trab.,Cuba, No. 22) 51. 1914, in syn.
- Jambosa vulgaris DC., Prod. (de Candolle) 3: 286. 1828.

Heterotypic
- Eugenia decora Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 353 (1796)
- Eugenia jamboides Wender. in Schriften Ges. Beförd. Gesammten Naturwiss. Marburg 2: 254 (1831)
- Eugenia jambosa Crantz in Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 201 (1766)
- Eugenia malaccensis Blanco in Fl. Filip.: 415 (1837), nom. illeg.
- Eugenia malaccensis Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 306 (1790), nom. illeg.
- Eugenia malaccensis f. cericarpa (O.Deg.) H.St.John in Mem. Pacific Trop. Bot. Gard. 1: 252 (1973)
- Eugenia monantha Merr. in J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 79: 22 (1918)
- Eugenia vulgaris Baill. in Hist. Pl. 6: 345 (1876)
- Jambosa leptostachya Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 99 (1850)
- Jambosa malaccensis f. cericarpa O.Deg. in Fl. Hawaiiensis 273: [s.p.] (1933)
- Jambosa palembanica Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 93 (1850)
- Syzygium jambos var. linearilimbum H.T.Chang & R.H.Miao in Acta Bot. Yunnan. 4: 17 (1982)
- Syzygium leptostachyum (Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 18: 175 (1939)
- Syzygium merrillii Masam. in Enum. Phanerog. Born.: 534 (1942), nom. superfl.
- Syzygium monanthum (Merr.) Merr. & L.M.Perry in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 18: 163 (1939)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal. Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Trimen, H. 1931. A hand-book to the flora of Ceylon containing descriptions of all the species of flowering plants indigenous to the island, and notes on their history, distribution, and uses. Part VI. Supplement by Alston, A.H.G. . Dulau & Co., London. BHL Reference page. , 115

Additional references

Kunth, C.S. 1823. Myrtaceae. Pp. 129–152 in Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S., Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt, Tomus 6 (quarto ed.). Apud Gide filium, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. BHL Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page.
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Myrtaceae. In Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 576–608. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page.
Barrie, F.R. 2007. Myrtaceae. Pp. 728–784 in Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.), Manual de plantas de Costa Rica, Vol. VI, Dicotiledóneas (Haloragaceae–Phytolaccaceae). Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 978-1-930723-60-3. Reference page.
Chen, J. & Craven, L.A. 2007. Myrtaceae. Pp. 321–359 in Wu, Z.-Y., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China, Vol. 13, Clusiaceae through Araliaceae. Science Press, Beijing; Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 978-1-930723-59-7. PDF Online Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Syzygium jambos. Published online. Accessed: 24 March 2018.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Syzygium jambos in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 03 30. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Syzygium jambos in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2018-03-24.
Hassler, M. 2018. Syzygium jambos. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 June 22. Reference page.

Tropicos.org 2018. Syzygium jambos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 March 2018.

Note:

By Chen & Craven (2007), Syzygium tripinnatum is included here as a variety.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: গোলাপজাম
English: Malabar Plum
suomi: Rusojambolaani
français: Jamrosat
Bahasa Indonesia: Jambu mawar
日本語: フトモモ
മലയാളം: പനിനീർ ചാമ്പ
Bahasa Melayu: Pokok Jambu Mawar
नेपाली: गुलाब जामुन
Nederlands: Djamboe aer mawar
polski: Czapetka jambos
português: Jambo
русский: Розовое яблоко
svenska: Rosenäpple
ไทย: ชมพู่
lea faka-Tonga: Fekika papālangi
Tiếng Việt: Lý
中文: 蒲桃

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