Syzygium aromaticum

Syzygium aromaticum

Syzygium aromaticum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Syzygieae
Genus: Syzygium
Species: Syzygium aromaticum

Name

Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry, Mem. Am. Acad. Arts & Sc. 18. 196. 1939.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Caryophyllus aromaticus L., Sp. Pl., 515. 1753.
• Homotypic
  • Eugenia aromatica (L.) Baill., Hist. pl. vol. 6, 311, 345. 1877, nom. illeg., non O.Berg (1856).
  • Eugenia caryophyllus (Spreng.) Bullock & Harison in Kew Bull. vol. 13, 52. 1958.
  • Myrtus caryophyllus Spreng., Syst. veg. vol. 2, 485. 1825.
• Heterotypic
  • Jambosa caryophyllus (Spreng.) Nied. in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. vol. 3, 7, 85. 1893, non Jambosa aromatica Miq. (1855).
  • Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb., Diss., 1. 1788., nom. illeg.
  • Caryophyllus hortensis Noronha in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 11 (1790), nom. nud.
  • Caryophyllus silvestris Teijsm. ex Hassk. in Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 9: 167 (1866)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Maluku Introduced into: Borneo, Caroline Is., Comoros, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Madagascar, Nicobar Is., Seychelles, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Merr. & L.M.Perry, 1939. Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts 18. 196.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A., Sobral, M., Ashton, P.S., Barrie, F.R., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.R., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F.F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C.E.B., Soares-Silva, L.H., Wilson, P.G. & Lucas, E. 2008. World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Syzygium aromaticum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Syzygium aromaticum. Published online. Accessed: July 07 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Syzygium aromaticum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 07. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Syzygium aromaticum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 July 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Syzygium aromaticum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

العربية: القرنفل
Basa Bali: Cengkeh
беларуская: Гваздзіковае дрэва
বাংলা: লবঙ্গ
Basa Ugi: ᨌᨛᨙᨃ
English: Clove
español: Clavo de olor
suomi: Mausteneilikka
Nordfriisk: Neegelkbuum
français: Giroflier
Bahasa Indonesia: Cengkeh
മലയാളം: ഗ്രാമ്പൂ
Nederlands: Kruidnagel
русский: Гвоздичное дерево
svenska: Kryddnejlika
தமிழ்: கிராம்பு

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