Syzygium cordatum

Syzygium cordatum

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 cordatum
Varietates: S. c. var. cordatum – S. c. var. gracile

Name

Syzygium cordatum Hochst. ex C.Krauss, 1844

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eugenia cordata (Hochst. ex Krauss) G.Lawson in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 438 (1871), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Gabon Regional: Central Africa Botswana, Burundi, Caprivi Strip, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces Regional: Eastern Africa Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hochstetter, C.F.F., 1844. Flora, oder (Allgemeine) Botanischer Zeitung. Regensberg, Jena 27:425.

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 cordatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Syzygium cordatum. Published online. Accessed: July 08 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Syzygium cordatum. 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 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Syzygium cordatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 July 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Syzygium cordatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: water berry
Nederlands: waterbessie
русский: Сизигиум сердцевидный

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