Syzygium angkae (Craib) Chantar. & J. Parn., Kew Bull. 48 (3): 592. 1993.

Eugenia angkae Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 115. 1929.

Type.

Thailand, Doi Inthanon ( Doi Angka), 30 April 1921, Kerr 5287 (lectotype, designated by Chantaranothai and Parnell 1994, p. 35: BK; isolectotypes: BM, K, TCD) .

Distribution.

Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and China (Yunnan province, Menghai county, Xiding country, Mt. Dahei, Hesong, 2 May 2011, Li-Jianwu 625 (HITBC no. 136852, QBG no. 64320, fruiting specimen).

Ecology.

In evergreen broad-leaf forest, ca. 1,960 m alt.

Notes.

Syzygium angkae is characterized by having axillary or terminal inflorescences ca. 2 cm long and numerous secondary veins. It is found on mountains at an altitude of at least 1,500 m or more. The unidentified fruiting specimen at QBG belongs to S. angkae . The distribution of the species was mainly in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam; it is now extended to China.