Syzygium polycephalum

Syzygium polycephalum

Syzygium polycephalum

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
Species: Syzygium polycephalum

Name

Syzygium polycephalum Wight) Walp., 1843

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eugenia polycephala Miq. in Nieuwe Verh. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. Amsterdam, ser. 3, 3: 19 (1850)
  • Jambosa polycephala (Miq.) Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv.: 439 (1861)
• Heterotypic
  • Jambosa cauliflora DC. in Prodr. 3: 287 (1828)
  • Myrtus cauliflora Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 1086 (1826), nom. illeg.
  • Syzygium cauliflorum (DC.) Bennet in Indian J. Forest. 1: 22 (1978), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Walpers, G.G. 1843. Repertorium Botanices Systematicae. Tomus II. 1029 pp. Sumtibus Friderici Hofmeister, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. : 2: 180

Additional references

• 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Syzygium polycephalum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Syzygium polycephalum. Published online. Accessed: July 13 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Syzygium polycephalum. 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 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Syzygium polycephalum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 July 2024. }

Vernacular names

Basa Bali: Kaliasem
Bahasa Indonesia: Gowok
Jawa: Gowok
Sunda: Kupa

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