Syzygium P.Browne ex Gaertn.
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Syzygium P.Browne ex Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 166 (1788)
Syzygium P.Browne ex Gaertn.
Biostatus
Nomenclature
P.Browne ex Gaertn.
Gaertn.
1788
166
conserved
ICN
Syzygium P.Browne ex Gaertn.
genus
Syzygium
Classification
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Descriptions
Glabrous trees. Lvs opposite or nearly so, usually with many glandular dots. Infl. a terminal, much-branched, many-flowered panicle. Fls usually 2-3 in axes of each peduncle. Hypanthium produced beyond ovary; calyx lobes very short. Petals 4-5, very small, usually united to form lid or operculum, sometimes free, caducous. Stamens numerous, in more than 1 whorl, free, irregular in length, the outer short and not greatly incurved in bud, at least the inner > petals; anthers apically dehiscent (poricidal or by a short slit), versatile; lobes divergent. Ovary 2-3-celled, with few ovules; style very short. Fr. baccate, globose or nearly so; seed 1.
Syzygium P.Browne ex Gaertn.
Usually trees, sometimes shrubs, nearly always glabrous. Lvs opposite, often glandular. Infl. usually terminal, cymose or paniculate, sometimes fls solitary, sometimes cauliflorous; bracteoles mainly inconspicuous and fugaceous; pseudopedicel mostly present. Hypanthium obovoid-clavate, turbinate, obconic or campanulate, sometimes produced beyond ovary; calyx lobes 4-5, often inconspicuous. Petals 4-5, often forming a calyptrum, generally caducous. Stamens numerous, in several to many whorls, free, > petals, much incurved in bud; anthers variable; anther sacs usually parallel. Ovary 2-(3)-celled, with tissue often spongy; ovules few to many; style often long and exserted. Fr. baccate, globular to subcylindric, ellipsoid, obovoid, 1-2-seeded.
Taxonomic concepts
Cleistocalyx Blume
Syzygium P.Browne ex Gaertn.
Piliocalyx Brongn. & Gris
Syzygium P.Browne ex Gaertn.
Syzygium P.Browne ex Gaertn.
Syzygium Gaertn.
Syzygium P.Browne ex Gaertn.
Waterhousea B.Hyland
Syzygium P.Browne ex Gaertn.
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
8 May 2015