Syzygium zeylanicum

Syzygium zeylanicum, the spicate eugenia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae.^[2] It is widely distributed, from Madagascar and India to China, Southeast Asia, and Malesia.^[1] A shrubby tree typically reaching 12 m (39 ft), it prefers coastal secondary forests, forest edges, and riverbanks.^[3]

Syzygium zeylanicum
Flowers
Fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Syzygium
Species:	S. zeylanicum
Binomial name
Syzygium zeylanicum (L.) DC.
Synonyms[1]
List Acmena parviflora DC. Acmena zeylanica (L.) Thwaites Calyptranthes malabarica Dennst. Caryophyllus rugosus Blume ex Miq. Eugenia egensis var. tenuiramis (Miq.) O.Berg Eugenia glandulifera Roxb. Eugenia goudotiana H.Perrier Eugenia linearis Duthie Eugenia longicauda Ridl. Eugenia macrorhyncha Miq. Eugenia spicata Lam. Eugenia spicata var. cordata Kochummen Eugenia tenuiramis Miq. Eugenia varians Miq. Eugenia zeylanica (L.) Wight Jambosa bracteata Miq. Jambosa glandulifera (Roxb.) Miq. Jambosa koenigii Blume Myrtus zeylanica L. Syzygium aqueum var. lineare (Wall. ex Gamble) Alston Syzygium bellutta DC. Syzygium coarctatum Blume ex Miq. Syzygium lineare Wall. ex Gamble Syzygium spicatum (Lam.) DC. Syzygium zeylanicum var. ellipticum A.N.Henry, Chandrab. & N.C.Nair Syzygium zeylanicum var. magamalayanum K.Ravik. & V.Lakshm.

References

1. "Syzygium zeylanicum (L.) DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
2. "Spicate Eugenia". Flowers of India. 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
3. "Syzygium zeylanicum: Beacon to nectar lovers". frim.gov.my. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2021.