Syzygium aromaticum

Soh, Wuu-Kuang & Parnell, John, 2015, A revision of Syzygium Gaertn. (Myrtaceae) in Indochina (Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam), Adansonia 37 (2), pp. 179-275 : 197

7. Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry

Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 18: 196 (1939); P.H.Hô, An Illustrated Flora of Vietnam (Câyco Viêtnam) 2: 45, fig. 3720 (1992); P.Dy Phon, Plant Use in Cambodia: 376 (2000); K.D.Nguyen, ( Myrtaceae ) Checklist of Plant Species of Vietnam 2: 900 (2003); M.F.Newman et al., A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR: 244 (2007). — Caryophyllus aromaticus L. Species plantarum 1: 515 (1753). — Type: Herb. Clifford: 207, Caryophyllus 1 (lecto-, BM![BM000628747], designated by McVaugh [1989: 528]). (For synonyms see Govaerts et al. 2015)

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Vietnam. Dong Nai, Bien Hoa , VII.1909, d’Alleizette s.n. (L) .

DISTRIBUTION. — Native to Moluccas Is. but widely cultivated in the tropics for clove production. Introduced and cultivated in Indochina.

ECOLOGY OR HABITAT. — Cultivated, to 900 m.

CONSERVATION STATUS. — IUCN Global Status: Least Concern (LC); IUCN Regional (Indochina) Status: Least Concern (LC).

VERNACULAR NAMES. — Cambodia: Khan phluu, Khlam puu. Laos: Dok chan, Kanz phu. Vietnam: Dinh huong.

USES. — The dried flower bud is the source of cloves. In addition to the flower, other parts of the plant such as the fruit, flower stalk and leaf are used to produce clove oil. (for detail on usage see de Guzman & Siemonsma 1999).

DESCRIPTION Due to the paucity of collections from Indochina, the description presented here is partly based on herbarium

specimens from other regions.

Tree to 20 m tall. Glabrous.