Syzygium caryophyllatum
Syzygium caryophyllatum is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.
| Syzygium caryophyllatum | |
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| Syzygium caryophyllatum leaves, flowers and young fruits | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Syzygium |
| Species: | S. caryophyllatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Syzygium caryophyllatum (L.) Alston | |
It is a tree native to Sri Lanka and south India, where it grows in the mid altitudes of the Ghat regions of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The fruit is edible.[2][3]
The local name for the tree in coastal region of Karnataka is Kuntala/Kuntu Nerale. [4]
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Syzygium caryophyllatum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- 'Syzygium caryophyllatum (L.) Alston' at 'India Biodiversity Portal'.
- Mark S. Ashton, Savitri Gunatilleke, Neela de Zoysa, M.D. Dassanayake, Nimal Gunatilleke and Siril Wijesundera, 'A Field Guide to the Common Trees and Shrubs of Sri Lanka', WHT Publications, 1997, p. 287.
- http://pilikula.com/botanical_list/botanical_name_s/syzygium_caryophyllatum.html
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