Syzygium palodense S. M.Shareef, E.S.Santhosh Kumar & T.Shaju

 
  • 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) : Not found in Plant list
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Along the stream
  • Comments / notes : Syzygium palodense is named after its type locality Palode, Kerala. It grows as a riparian element along the stream
  • Key identification features : The slightly winged branchlets, subopposite or alternate leaves with obliquely cuneate bases, thick and robust petioles, creamy-white flowers with campanulate calices and subglobose to obovoid fruits.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-July
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Southern Western Ghats
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature :
    • Shareef, S. M., E.S.Santhosh Kumar & T.Shaju (2012). A new species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from the southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India. Phytotaxa 71: 28.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Syzygium palodense. Downloaded on 6 December 2024.

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