Syzygium formosum (Wall.) Masam., Enum. Phan. Born. 528 1942. (syn: Eugenia formosa Wall.; Eugenia lancifolia Miq.; Eugenia lilacina Merr.; Eugenia nemoricola Ridl.; Eugenia perakensis King; Eugenia pseudoformosa King; Eugenia ternifolia Roxb.; Jambosa formosa (Wall.) G.Don; Jambosa insignis Blume; Jambosa lancifolia Miq.; Jambosa mappacea Korth.; Jambosa tenuifolia Sweet; Jambosa ternifolia (Roxb.) Walp.; Syzygium insigne (Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry; Syzygium lancifolium (Miq.) Merr. & L.M.Perry; Syzygium lilacinum (Merr.) Merr. & L.M.Perry; Syzygium mappaceum (Korth.) Merr. & L.M.Perry; Syzygium perakense (King) I.M.Turner; Syzygium pseudoformosum (King) Merr. & L.M.Perry) as per POWO;
Any idea about this tree? This is a medium-sized tree, found in Lowland of Nepal at 100 m asl. Leaves are think. Sorry for the poor and incomplete photos. Any other images ? Syzygium diospyrifolium (Wall. ex Duthie) S.N.Mitra ?? Thank you! I think the leaves do not match. The species you suggested has not been reported yet from Nepal. Lets dig it out! Yes it is not reported but found in Bangladesh and Assam. So I just suggested that there could be possibility. By the way flowering bud images indicates towards Syzygium sp. Please check http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242425854 also. Could not find information's about Syzygium wallichii (Wight) Walp !
Attachments (1)- 5 mb. I tried comparative images at Syzygium, but could not find a match, with these images Based on leaf arrangement I guess it could be Syzygium samarangense. Hope I will get phots of fruits soon. The following is not a proper taxonomic site but leaf character match with the image. Please have a look ! NPR&ICS Was it cultivated ? I do not think it is Syzygium samarangense as per images and details herein. It looks close to Syzygium formosum (Wall.) Mason and POWO/CoL mention distribution in Nepal. Thank you ..., here is one more clear photo of leaves. Hope it will help. … I will check flora of Bhutan as well. It looks close to Syzygium formosum (Wall.) Mason and POWO/CoL mention distribution in Nepal. According to the Flora of Bhutan it looks very close! Thanks for pointing it out. After looking into Flora of Bhutan, I agree with you. The species S. formosum has been reported from eastern Nepal. Lets close this case by confirming it as S. formosum. Thanks, … for the id. Yes, Syzygium formosum is possible as per GBIF, Specimen, Plant illustrations, Useful Tropical Plants, Facebook and POWO References:
POWO WCSP Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 GBIF, Specimen, Plant illustrations, Useful Tropical Plants, Facebook India Biodiversity Portal IBIS Flora A revision of Syzygium Gaertn. (Myrtaceae) in Indochina (Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) (pdf) Wuu-Kuang SOH John PARNELL ADANSONIA, sér. 3 • 2015 • 37 (2) (175 pages) |
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