Syzygium cumini

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Syzygium cumini
Syzygium cumini

Taxonavigation

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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
Species: Syzygium cumini

Name

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Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels, Bull. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 248: 25 (1912).

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Myrtus cumini L., Sp. Pl.: 471 (1753).
  • Homotypic
    • Calyptranthes cumini (L.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 32 (1806).
    • Eugenia cumini (L.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 418 (1913 publ. 1914).
  • Heterotypic
    • Jambolifera pedunculata Houtt., Nat. Hist. 2(2): 273 (1774), nom. illeg.
    • Jambolifera coromandelica Houtt., Nat. Hist. 2(2): 275 (1774).
    • Eugenia caryophyllifolia Lam., Encycl. 3: 198 (1789).
    • Eugenia jambolana Lam., Encycl. 3: 198 (1789).
    • Calyptranthes pedunculata Forsyth f., Bot. Nomencl.: 227 (1794).
    • Calyptranthes caryophyllifolia (Lam.) Willd., Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 17: 22 (1796).
    • Calyptranthes jambolana (Lam.) Willd., Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 17: 23 (1796).
    • Calyptranthes cuminodora Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 67 (1812).
    • Calyptranthes jambolifera Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 68 (1812).
    • Caryophyllus corticosus Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 75 (1812).
    • Caryophyllus jambos Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 73 (1812).
    • Eugenia obovata Poir. in J.B.A.P.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 3: 124 (1813).
    • Jambolifera chinensis Spreng., Syst. Veg., 2: 216 (1825).
    • Myrtus corticosa Spreng., Syst. Veg., 2: 488 (1825).
    • Myrtus obovata (Poir.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., 2: 486 (1825).
    • Eugenia djouat Perr., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 3: 116 (1825).
    • Syzygium caryophyllifolium (Lam.) DC., Prodr. 3: 260 (1828).
    • Syzygium fruticosum DC., Prodr. 3: 260 (1828).
    • Syzygium jambolanum (Lam.) DC., Prodr. 3: 259 (1828).
    • Syzygium obovatum (Poir.) DC., Prodr. 3: 259 (1828).
    • Calyptranthes capitellata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Numer. List: n.° 3560B (1831), nom. nud.
    • Calyptranthes tenuis Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Numer. List: n.° 3570 (1831), nom. nud.
    • Eugenia brachiata Roxb., Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 488 (1832).
    • Eugenia fruticosa (DC.) Roxb., Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 487 (1832).
    • Eugenia obtusifolia Roxb., Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 485 (1832).
    • Eugenia calyptrata Roxb. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 329 (1834).
    • Eugenia jambolifera Roxb. ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 329 (1834).
    • Syzygium obtusifolium (Roxb.) Kostel., Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 4: 1532 (1835).
    • Eugenia odorata Wight, Ill. Ind. Bot. 2: 16 (1841).
    • Syzygium brachiatum (Roxb.) Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 460 (1855).
    • Syzygium pseudojambolana Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 458 (1855).
    • Syzygium jambolanum var. acuminata O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 339 (1856).
    • Syzygium jambolanum var. elliptica O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 339 (1856).
    • Syzygium jambolanum var. obovata O.Berg, Linnaea 27: 339 (1856).
    • Eugenia jambolana var. caryophyllifolia (Lam.) Duthie in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 499 (1879).
    • Eugenia jambolana var. obtusifolia Duthie in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 500 (1879).
    • Eugenia tenuis Duthie in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 500 (1879).
    • Syzygium jambolanum var. axillare Gamble, Fl. Madras 1: 482 (1919).
    • Eugenia tsoi Merr. & Chun, Sunyatsenia 2: 291 (1935).
    • Calyptranthes oneillii Lundell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 64: 554 (1937).
    • Syzygium tenue (Duthie) N.P.Balakr., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 22: 175 (1980 publ. 1982).
    • Syzygium cumini var. tsoi (Merr. & Chun) H.T.Chang & R.H.Miao, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 4: 22 (1982).
    • Syzygium cumini var. caryophyllifolium (Lam.) K.K.Khanna, Fl. Bihar, Analysis: 199 (2001), nom. inval.
    • Syzygium cumini var. obtusifolium (Roxb.) K.K.Khanna, Fl. Bihar, Analysis: 202 (2001), nom. inval.

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-tropical
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesht, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
    • Regional: China
      • China South-Central, China Southeas, Hainan
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Jawa, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Sulawesi, Thailand
  • Continental: Australasia
    • Regional: Australia
      • Queensland
    • Introduced into:
      • Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Caroline Is., Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Kenya, Leeward Is., Marianas, Marquesas, New Caledonia, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Society Is., Suriname, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

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

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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বাংলা: জাম
English: Jambul, jambolan plum, Java plum, damson plum, Portuguese plum, Malabar plum
suomi: Jaavanjambolaani
français: Jamelonier
Fiji Hindi: Jaamun
हिन्दी: जामुन
Bahasa Indonesia: Jamblang
Jawa: Dhuwet
മലയാളം: ഞാവൽ
मराठी: जांभूळ
Nederlands: jambolan
polski: Czapetka kuminowa
português: Jamelão
संस्कृतम्: जम्बूफलम्
தமிழ்: இலவங்கம்
ไทย: หว้า
Tagalog: duhat
 
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