Syzygium wightianum Wallich ex Wight & Arn.

 
  • Family : MYRTACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Myrtaceae
  • Species : Syzygium wightianum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Syzygium lanceolatum (Lam.) Wight & Arn.
  • Collection Nos : KFP 993, HFP 1312
  • Endemism : Western Peninsular India
  • Key identification features : A moderate sized tree with white flowers and scarlet fruit. Leaves membranous. Tree showy when in flower and fruit. Fruits scarlet and elliptic tapering into a slender base.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Native : India
  • Comments : The binomials S.wightianum and Eugenia lanceolate have often been considered to denote the same taxon. Kostermans has seggregated the two. (Saldanha)
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Chikamagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Shimoga, Udupi, Uttara Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha, 1996

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