Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry

 
  • Family : MYRTACEAE
    (MYRTLE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Myrtaceae
  • Species : Syzygium aromaticum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry
  • Common name : Clove Tree
  • Vernacular name : Luvunga (Kan.); Lavangam, Devakusuma (San.); Laung, Lavang (Hin.)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : January-April
  • Comments : Commonly planted for its aromatic spicy flower buds. This species has been wrongly identified as Syzygium caryophyllatum (L.) Alston in Flora of Eastern Ghats (Pullaiah, 2007).
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Syzygium aromaticum. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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