Syzygium malaccense

Byng, James W., Wilson, Peter G. & Snow, Neil, 2015, Typifications and nomenclatural notes on Indian Myrtaceae, Phytotaxa 217 (2), pp. 101-116 : 108-109

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scientific name	Syzygium malaccense
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23. Syzygium malaccense View in CoL (L.) Merrill & L.M. Perry (1938: 215).

= Eugenia malaccensis Linnaeus (1753: 470) View in CoL . = Caryophyllus malaccensis View in CoL (L.) Stokes (1812: 72). = Myrtus malaccensis View in CoL (L.) Sprengel (1825: 484). = Jambosa malaccensis View in CoL (L.) De Candolle ( Candolle 1828: 286). Lectotype (designated here): “Habitat in India,” [Icon] van Rheede, Hort. Malab. 1: 29. t. 18. 1678.

= Eugenia purpurea Roxburgh (1832: 483) View in CoL . = Jambosa purpurea (Roxb.) Wight & Arnott (1834: 333) View in CoL . Type: Icones Roxburghianae 1438.

Distribution:— India [Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal], Australia, Cambodia, Laos, Malesia, Myanmar, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Vanuatu and Vietnam. Native and also widely cultivated; 0–1000 m.

Notes:—Rheede’s icon was chosen as the type because it was cited by Linnaeus and the drawing clearly depicts the taxon as recognised today.