Syzygium myhendrae (Bedd.) Gam.

 
  • Family : MYRTACEAE
    (Myrtle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JAMUN FAMILY (जामुन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Myrtaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Syzygium myhendrae (Bedd. ex Brandis) Gamble
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : Flowers very small, white. Leaves small, branches tetragonous. Leaves purple when dry. Flowers in corymbose cymes.
  • Flower, Fruit : January-June
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Mysuru district
    • Kerala : Idukki district
    • Tamil Nadu : Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Theni district
  • Native : India
  • Endemism : Western Ghats
  • Conservation Status : Endangered (EN)
  • Literature :
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Ravichandran, V. 2016. Taxonomic and Phytogeographical investigation on endemic plants of Western Ghats with special reference to Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu (Ph.D. thesis work)
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Syzygium myhendrae. Downloaded on 13 November 2024.

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