Syzygium P. Br. ex Gaertn.

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Suffrutices, trees or shrubs. Inflorescence a terminal, many-flowered corymbose cyme. Receptacle gradually narrowed into a pedicel-like base above the articulation, distinctly prolonged beyond summit of ovary as an "upper receptacle". Calyx usually an indistinctly lobed rim-like extension to the upper receptacle. Petals 4, cohering and falling together as a calyptra. Filaments and style c.2 times as long as petals. Ovary 2-locular. Fruit a berry.

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Identification key for tree genera of Madagascar

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Statistics of barcoding coverage:

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:471
Specimens with Sequences:588
Specimens with Barcodes:522
Species:176
Species With Barcodes:153
Public Records:123
Public Species:80
Public BINs:0

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Statistics of barcoding coverage:

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:12
Specimens with Sequences:26
Specimens with Barcodes:25
Species:6
Species With Barcodes:6
Public Records:0
Public Species:0
Public BINs:0

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Syzygium:

Syzygium paniculatum (Magenta lilly pilly)


Syzygium samarangense, with a cross section of the fruit


A cultivated white Syzygium

Syzygium is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. The genus comprises about 1200 species, and has a native range that extends from Africa and Madagascar through southern Asia east through the Pacific.[3] Its highest levels of diversity occur from Malaysia to northeastern Australia, where many species are very poorly known and many more have not been described taxonomically. Fifty-two species are found in Australia and are generally known as lillipillies, brush cherries or satinash.[4]

Most species are evergreen trees and shrubs. Several species are grown as ornamental plants for their attractive glossy foliage, and a few produce edible fruit that are eaten fresh or used in jams and jellies. The most economically important species, however, is the clove Syzygium aromaticum, of which the unopened flower buds are an important spice. Some of the edible species of Syzygium are planted throughout the tropics worldwide, and several have become invasive species in some island ecosystems. Several species of Syzygium bear fruit that are edible for humans, many of which are named "roseapple".

At times Syzygium was confused taxonomically with the genus Eugenia (ca. 1000 species), but the latter genus has its highest specific diversity in the neotropics. Many species formerly classed as Eugenia are now included in the genus Syzygium, although the former name may persist in horticulture.[4]



Selected species[edit]


An Australian rainforest Syzygium exhibits cauliflory


Syzygium cumini in Kohat Pakistan

Species include:[5]

Formerly placed in this genus[edit]

References[edit]

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  1. ^ "Genus: Syzygium R. Br. ex Gaertn.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2011-01-26. 
  2. ^ "WCSP". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved March 8, 2014. 
  3. ^ Tuiwawa, S. H.; Craven, L. A.; Sam, C.; Crisp, M. D. (23 August 2013). "The genus Syzygium (Myrtaceae) in Vanuatu" (PDF (free)). Blumea 58: 53–67. doi:10.3767/000651913x672271. Retrieved 29 Sep 2013. 
  4. ^ a b Wrigley, John W.; Fagg, Murray A. (2003). Australian native plants: cultivation, use in landscaping and propagation (Fifth ed.). Australia: Reed New Holland. p. 696. ISBN 1 876334 90 8. 
  5. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 19 January 2014. 
  6. ^ Whistler, W. Arthur (1978). "Vegetation of the Montane Region of Savai'i, Western Samoa". Pacific Science (The University Press of Hawai'i) 32 (1): 90. Retrieved 10 July 2010. 
  7. ^ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "‘Ōhi‘a ha" (PDF). United States Forest Service. 
  8. ^ Roskov Y., Kunze T., Paglinawan L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Hernandez F., De Wever A. (22 July 2013). "Catalogue of Life". Species 2000: Reading, UK. 
  9. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Syzygium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-01-26. 
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Acmena:

Acmena is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. They are related to guavas. The name is derived from the Greek word for "plentiful."

The name was first validly published in 1828.[1] The species of this genus have sometimes been treated as part of the large Old World genus Syzygium[1] (which in turn has sometimes been included in Eugenia, although many authors limit Eugenia mostly to New World species[2]). Several 2006 papers include Acmena in Syzygium.[1][3]

There are 15 species; six are endemic to Australia, and a seventh occurs there. The remaining species are native to Malesia.

The Australian species are commonly labelled as lilly pillies, along with the Australian Syzygiums

Acmena is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus ligniveren, which burrows into the trunk.

Species include:[1]

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acmena.
  1. ^ a b c d "Acmena DC.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-04-07. 
  2. ^ Rudolf Schmid (April 1972), "A Resolution of the Eugenia-Syzygium Controversy (Myrtaceae)", American Journal of Botany 59 (4): 423–436, doi:10.2307/2441553 
  3. ^ Acmena DC., GRIN Taxonomy for Plants
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