Syzygium guineense

Syzygium guineense

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 guineense

Name

Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC., 1828

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Calyptranthes guineensis Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 2: 974 (1799)
  • Eugenia guineensis (Willd.) Baill. ex Laness. in Pl. Util. Col. Franç.: 822 (1886)
• Heterotypic
  • Memecylon lopezianum A.Chev. in Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 9: 216 (1917)
  • Eugenia fourcadei Dummer in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 52: 152 (1912)
  • Syzygium fourcadei (Dummer) Burtt Davy in Man. Pl. Transvaal 1: 50 (1926)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo Regional: Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Regional: Central Africa Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Malawi, Mali, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia, Yemen 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. : 3:259.

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

Vernacular names

English: waterberry

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