Syzygium jambos
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32. Syzygium jambos View in CoL (L.) Alston
In Trimen, A Revised Hand-Book to the Flora of Ceylon 6 (suppl.): 115 (1931); P.H.Hô, An Illustrated Flora of Vietnam (Câyco Viêtnam) 2: 44, fig. 3718 (1992); M.C.Le & T.H.Le, Forest Plants (Thực vật rừng): 312 (2000); P.Dy Phon, Plant Use in Cambodia: 378 (2000); K.D.Nguyen, ( Myrtaceae ) Checklist of Plant Species of Vietnam 2: 905 (2003); D.D.Soejarto et al., Seed Plants of Cuc Phuong National Park: 430 (2004) [incl. S. zimmermannii ]; V.S.Hoang, N.Khamseng & P.J.A. Kessler, Blumea View in CoL 49: 315 (2004). — Eugenia jambos L., Species plantarum 1: 470 (1753); Lour. Flora Cochinchinensis 307. 1790; Gagnep. in Lecomte, Flore générale de l’Indochine 2: 834 (1920) [excl. var. sylvatica Gagnep. ]; M.F.Newman et al., A Checklist of theVascular Plants of Lao PDR: 245 (2007). — Myrtus jambos (L.) Kunth, Nova Genera et Species Plantarum 6: 144 (1823). — Jambosa vulgaris DC. , Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis View in CoL 3: 286 (1828). — Eugenia vulgaris (DC.) Baill., Hist. Pl. View in CoL 6: 345 (1876). — Jambosa jambos (L.) Millsp., Publications of the Field Columbian Museum, Botanical Series 2: 80 (1900). — Plinia jambos (L.) M.Gómez, Flora Habanera: 292 (1914). — Type: Sri Lanka, Herb. Hermann 2: 220, no. 188 (lecto-, BM![BM000621575 & BM000621576], designated by Fawcett & Rendle [1926: 352]). Eugenia malaccensis Lour. Flora Cochinchinensis 1: 306. 1790, nom.
illeg. non L. (1753). Type: not seen. (fide Merrill [1935: 285]) Eugenia malaccensis Blanco , Flora de Filipinas, ed. 1: 415 (1837);
ibid., ed. 2: 290 (1845); ibid., ed. 3: 173 (1878); Merr., Species
Blancoanae: 290 (1918), nom. illeg. non L. (1753). — Type: Phil-
ippines, Luzon , Antipolo, 24.I.1915, Sp. Blancoan. 0809 (neo-,
US! here designated). Jambosa palembanica Blume , Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavum
1: 93 (1850). — Type: Sumatra, Palembang, Blume s.n. (L n.v.) .
(fide Miquel [1855: 425]).
Eugenia monantha Merr. , Journal of the Straits Branch Royal Asiatic
Society 79: 22 (1918). — Syzygium monanthum (Merr.) Merr. &
L.M.Perry, Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sci-
ences 18: 163 (1939). — Syzygium merrillii Masam., Enumeratio
Phanerogamarum Bornearum: 534 (1942), nom. superfl. — Type:
Malaysia, Borneo, Sarawak, Rejang, Belaga, Haviland 2146 (holo-,
K!; iso-, A![frag.], NY![frag.]), syn. nov. Syzygium jambos var. linearilimbum Hung T.Chang & R.H.Miao ,
Acta Botanica Yunnanica 4: 17 (1982) . — Type: China, Yun-
nan, Zhiat Z.H. 1146 (holo-, KUN n.v.). (fide Chen & Craven
[2007: 344]). ADDITIONAL MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Laos. Cahn Trap?, Spire 1025 (P). Vietnam. Cao Bang: Apr-May, Pierre s.n. (P). — Hanoi City: Demange s.n. (P). — Ninh Binh: Nho Quan, Cuc Phuong National Park, CPNP 4001 (P), CPNP 4000 (CPNP), CPNP 3994 (CPNP), CPNP 3990 (CPNP), CPNP 3988 (CPNP). — Phu Tho: Chan Moung forest reserve, 21.IV.1914, Chevalier 30092 (P). — Quang Ninh: Tien Yen, I.1937, W.T.Tsang 27482 (E, K); Dam Ha, Sai Vong Mo Leng, V-VII.1940, W.T.Tsang 29926 (A, E, K). — between Sontay and Thu Phap: Baa Tai valley, 12.IV.1888, Balansa 2861 (P). — Thanh Hoa: Cho Bo, Black river, 1887, Balansa 2862 (K, P); Nhu Xuan, Xuan Quy, 24.IV.1996, N.T.Ninh & Dumontet VN 95 (HN). — Tonkin: Bon 4607 (P). sin. loc. V.1887. — Pierre 1962 (P). DISTRIBUTION. — Widespread from India to Borneo. In Indochina found in Laos and Vietnam ( Fig. 28 View FIG ). Possibly it occurs in Cambodia but has not yet been collected. ECOLOGY OR HABITAT. — In forest or planted in villages. CONSERVATION STATUS. — IUCN Global Status: Least Concern (LC); IUCN Regional (Indochina) Status: Least Concern (LC). PHENOLOGY. — Flowering: January, April. Fruiting: May. VERNACULAR NAMES. — Cambodia: Chumpu. Vietnam: Bodao, Cay doi (Phu Tho), Gioi, Ly, Roi. USES. — The fruit is edible. The tree is planted on roadsides. The liquid of the boiled leaves is used to treat fever and the pulverised leaves are rubbed on the body to treat small pox ( Verheij & Coronel 1992; Dy Phon 2000).
DESCRIPTION
Tree to 6 m. Glabrous.
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Syzygium jambos
Soh, Wuu-Kuang & Parnell, John 2015 |
Blumea
V. S. Hoang, N. Khamseng & P. J. A. Kessler 2004: 315 |
Flora
P. H. Ho 1992: 44 |
Flora
M. Gomez 1914: 292 |
Eugenia vulgaris (DC.)
Baill. 1876: 345 |
Prodromus
Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 1828: 286 |
Flora
1790: 306 |