Syzygium zeylanicum

Syzygium zeylanicum

Syzygium zeylanicum

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 nitidum

Name

Syzygium nitidum (L.) DC., 1828

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acmena zeylanica (L.) Thwaites in Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 118 (1859)
  • Eugenia zeylanica (L.) Wight in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 1: 73 (1838), nom. illeg.
  • Myrtus zeylanica L. in Sp. Pl.: 472 (1753)
• Heterotypic
  • Acmena parviflora DC. in Prodr. 3: 262 (1828)
  • Calyptranthes malabarica Dennst. in Schlüssel Hortus Malab.: 31 (1818)
  • Caryophyllus rugosus Blume ex Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 437 (1855)
  • Eugenia bedusi Lam. in Encycl. 3: 207 (1789)
  • Eugenia glandulifera Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 496 (1832)
  • Eugenia goudotiana H.Perrier in Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar, Sér. B, Biol. Vég. 4: 193 (1952 publ. 1953)
  • Eugenia linearis Duthie in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 486 (1878), nom. illeg.
  • Eugenia longicauda Ridl. in J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 61: 7 (1912)
  • Eugenia macrorhyncha Miq. in Nieuwe Verh. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. Amsterdam, ser. 3, 3: 21 (1850)
  • Eugenia spicata Lam. in Encycl. 3: 201 (1789)
  • Eugenia spicata var. cordata Kochummen in Gard. Bull. Singapore 28: 227 (1976)
  • Eugenia varians Miq. in Nieuwe Verh. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. Amsterdam, ser. 3, 3: 21 (1850)
  • Jambosa bracteata Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 437 (1855)
  • Jambosa glandulifera (Roxb.) Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 438 (1855)
  • Jambosa koenigii Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 100 (1850)
  • Syzygium aqueum var. lineare (Wall. ex Gamble) Alston in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.): 115 (1931)
  • Syzygium bellutta Thouars in F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. 4: 293 (1806), nom. superfl.
  • Syzygium coarctatum Blume ex Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 437 (1855), pro syn.
  • Syzygium lineare Wall. ex Gamble in Fl. Madras: 479 (1919)
  • Syzygium spicatum (Lam.) DC. in Prodr. 3: 260 (1828)
  • Syzygium zeylanicum var. ellipticum A.N.Henry, Chandrab. & N.C.Nair in K.S. Manilal, Bot. Hist. Hort. Malabaricus: 161 (1980)
  • Syzygium zeylanicum var. lineare Alston in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.): 115 (1931)
  • Syzygium zeylanicum var. magamalayanum K.Ravik. & V.Lakshm. in Rheedea 9: 61 (1999)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Regional: China China Southeast Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1828. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 3: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines XXVI. 494 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 3: 260

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 zeylanicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Syzygium zeylanicum. Published online. Accessed: July 15 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Syzygium zeylanicum. 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 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Syzygium zeylanicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 July 2024.

Vernacular names

Bahasa Indonesia: Jambu nasi-nasi
മലയാളം: മലർക്കായ് മരം
Bahasa Melayu: Pokok Kelat Nenasi
中文: 锡兰蒲桃

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