Myrtaceae
Syzygium

Syzygium caryophyllatum (L.) Alston

First published in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.): 116 (1931)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. India, Sri Lanka. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Singh, V., Singh, P. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) in Sharma, B.D. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (eds) (2021). Flora of India 9: 1-482. Botanical Survey of India.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Singh, V., Singh, P. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) in Sharma, B.D. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (eds) (2021). Flora of India 9: 1-482. Botanical Survey of India.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 4, 1976 Kostermans, A.J. [24707] Sri Lanka K000812827 Yes
Worthington, T.B. [6052] Sri Lanka K000276777 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3563] Syzygium caryophyllaeum K001119731 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [3563] Burma Syzygium caryophyllaeum K000821451 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3563] Syzygium caryophyllaeum K001119732 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wight, R. [1071] Syzygium caryophyllaeum K000821452 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3563] Syzygium caryophyllaeum K001119733 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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