Syzygium information from NPGS/GRIN

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Genus: Syzygium P. Browne ex Gaertn.

Family: Myrtaceae subfamily Myrtoideae tribe Syzygieae
Genus number: 11821
Last updated: 25-Feb-2013
Comments:

conserved (nom. cons.)(Vienna ICBN Art. 14 & App. III) over the earlier parahomonym (Vienna ICBN Art. 53.3) Suzygium P. Browne, nom. rej.
also conserved against Caryophyllus L., nom. rej. & Jambosa Adans., nom. rej.

List of Species Records in GRIN.
Complete List of Names from World Checklist Project of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

References for genus:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2008. World checklist of Myrtaceae. (L Myrtaceae)
Harrington, M. G. & P. A. Gadek. 2004. Molecular systematics of the Acmena alliance (Myrtaceae): phylogenetic analyses and evolutionary implications with reference to Australian taxa. Austral. Syst. Bot. 17:63–72.

More:

KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:

(= ) Acicalyptus A. Gray
(=~) Acmena DC.
(=~) Acmenosperma Kausel
(= ) Anetholea Peter G. Wilson
(= ) Aphanomyrtus Miq.
(= ) Bostrychode Miq. ex O. Berg
(= ) Calyptranthus Blume
(= ) Caryophyllus L.
(= ) Cerocarpus Colebr. ex Hassk.
(= ) Clavimyrtus Blume
(=~) Cleistocalyx Blume
(= ) Cupheanthus Seem.
(= ) Gelpkea Blume
(= ) Jambos Adans.
(= ) Jambosa Adans.
(= ) Leptomyrtus Miq. ex O. Berg
(= ) Macromyrtus Miq.
(= ) Malidra Raf.
(= ) Microjambosa Blume
(= ) Myrthoides Wolf
(= ) Opa Lour.
(= ) Pareugenia Turrill
(~ ) Piliocalyx Brongn. & Gris
(= ) Pseudoeugenia Scort.
(= ) Strongylocalyx Blume
(= ) Syllisium Endl., orth. var.
(= ) Syllysium Meyen & Schauer
(= ) Tetraeugenia Merr.
(~ ) Waterhousea B. Hyland

Check other nomenclature databases for Syzygium:

ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Images:

Disseminule drawings (Syzygium cumini): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Embryo drawing (Syzygium cumini): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Seed (Syzygium cumini): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

Check PlantSystematics.org
Check H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?11821 (25 May 2013)

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