Syzygium polyanthum

Syzygium polyanthum

Syzygium polyanthum

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 polyanthum

Name

Syzygium polyanthum (Wight) Walp., 1843

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Eugenia polyantha Wight in Ill. Ind. Bot. 2: 17 (1841)
• Heterotypic
  • Eugenia atropunctata C.B.Rob. in Philipp. J. Sci., C 4: 385 (1909), nom. illeg.
  • Eugenia holmanii Elmer in Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 7: 2354 (1914)
  • Eugenia junghuhniana Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 441 (1855)
  • Eugenia lambii Elmer in Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 4: 1430 (1912)
  • Eugenia lucidula Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 444 (1855)
  • Eugenia microbotrya Miq. in Nieuwe Verh. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. Amsterdam, ser. 3, 3: 27 (1850)
  • Eugenia nitida Duthie in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 2: 496 (1878), nom. illeg.
  • Eugenia pamatensis Miq. in Nieuwe Verh. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. Amsterdam, ser. 3, 3: 22 (1850)
  • Eugenia polyantha var. sessilis M.R.Hend. in Gard. Bull. Singapore 12: 212 (1949)
  • Eugenia resinosa Gagnep. in Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 331 (1918)
  • Myrtus cymosa Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 1086 (1826), nom. illeg.
  • Syzygium cymosum Korth. in Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 1: 202 (1847), nom. illeg.
  • Syzygium micranthum Blume ex Miq. in Nieuwe Verh. Eerste Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. Amsterdam, ser. 3, 3: 22 (1850)
  • Syzygium microbotryum (Miq.) Masam. in Enum. Phanerog. Born.: 534 (1942)
  • Syzygium pamatense (Miq.) Masam. in Enum. Phanerog. Born.: 536 (1942)
  • Syzygium polyanthum var. sessile (M.R.Hend.) I.M.Turner in J. Singapore Natl. Acad. Sci. 22-24: 23 (1997)

Homonyms

• Syzygium polyanthum Thwaites in Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 116 (1859), nom. illeg. vide Syzygium nervosum DC. in Prodr. 3: 260 (1828)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Indin subcontinent Andaman Is. Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam 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 polyanthum 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 polyanthum. Published online. Accessed: July 13 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Syzygium polyanthum. 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 polyanthum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 July 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Syzygium polyanthum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Indian bayleaf, Indonesian bayleaf, Salam leaf, Indonesian laurel
Bahasa Indonesia: Salam, laurel

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