Syzygium lineatum (DC.) Merr. & L.M.Perry

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34. Syzygium lineatum (DC.) Merr. & L.M.Perry

Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 19: 109 (1938); Merr. & L.M.Perry,

Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 18: 172 (1939);

Amshoff, Blumea 5: 499 (1945) [excl. in syn. Syzygium cerasiforme

(Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry]; P.H.Hô, An Illustrated Flora of Vietnam

(Câyco Viêtnam) 2: 53, fig. 3746 (1992); K.D.Nguyen, ( Myrtaceae )

Checklist of Plant Species of Vietnam 2: 906 (2003); M.F.Newman

et al., A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR: 245 (2007). —

Myrtus lineata Blume, Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch-Indië

17: 1087 (1827), nom. illeg., non Sw. (1788). — Jambosa lineata

DC., Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 3: 287 (1828);

Miq., Flora van Nederlandsch Indië 1: 428 (1855). — Clavimyrtus

lineata (DC.) Blume, Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavum 1: 113,

t. 116 (1850), incl. var. procera , membranacea & varingifolia. — Eu-

genia lineata (Blume) Duthie in Hooker, Flora of British India 2:

487 (1878), nom. illeg., non DC. (1828) [excl. Eugenia corymbosa

Wall., Wallich Numer. list No. 3566F (K-W!), nom. nud.]. — Type:

Indonesia, Java, in sylvis montanis, Blume 1498 (holo-, L![sheet no.

944.234-470, 471, 2 sheets marked as referenced]; iso-, G n.v.) (see

Notes 1 and 2).

Syzygium longiflorum K.Presl, Abhandlungen der Königlichen Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften 5, 3: 500 (1845); P.Dy Phon, Plant Use in Cambodia: 579 (2000). — Eugenia longiflora (K.Presl) Fern. - Villar, Novissima Appendix ad Floram Philippinarum ed. 3, vol. 4:86 (1880); Gagnep. in Lecomte, Flore générale de l’Indochine 2: 822 (1920). — Type: Philippines, Cagayan Province, Luzon, 1841, Cuming 1296 (holo-, BM!; iso-, E![E00504489], L![L0009641], MO![MO-313636]).

Clavimyrtus lineata (DC.) Blume var. membranacea Blume , Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavum 1: 116 (1849). — Type: Indonesia, Java, Herb. Blume s.n. (lecto-, L![sheet no. 898.203-482], here designated; isolecto-, L![3 sheets: sheet no. 898.203-481, 483, 908.1510-5], K!).

Clavimyrtus lineata (DC.) Blume var. procera Blume , Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavum 1: 116 (1849). — Type: Indonesia, Java, ‘in monte Murio’, Nogosaren, Waitz s.n. in Herb. Blume (holo-, L![sheet no. 898.203-477]).

Clavimyrtus lineata (DC.) Blume var. varingifolia Blume , Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavum 1: 116 (1849) (‘ varingaefolia ’). — Type: Indonesia, Borneo , Blumes.n. (holo-,L![sheetno.908.151-12];iso-,K!).

Clavimyrtus latifolia Blume , Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavum 1: 117 (1849).— Jambosa latifolia (Blume) Miq. , Flora van Nederlandsch Indië 1: 429 (1855). — Type: Borneo, Herb. Korthals (L n.v.). (fide Merrill & Perry [1939: 172]).

Jambosa symphytocarpa Korth., Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 1: 201 (1848) [ J.symphyzocarpa ]. — Clavimyrtus symphytocarpa Blume , Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavum 1: 113 (1850). — Type:, Sumatra, proper Loebe-Kilangan, Herb.Korthals (L n.v.). (fide Govaerts et al. [2015]).

Jambosa teysmannii Miq. , Flora van Nederlandsch Indië 1(1): 429 (1855). — Eugenia teysmannii (Miq.) Koord. & Valeton, Mededeelingen uit’s Lands Plantentuin 40: 164 (1900). — Syzygium teysmannii (Miq.) Masam., Enumeratio Phanerogamarum Bornearum : 540 (1942).— Type: Indonesia, Java, Anon. s.n. [possiblyTeysman] (holo-, L![L0009642]; iso-, K![annotated by Miquel as ‘ Jambosa teysmannii ’]).

Jambosa rubricaule Miq. , Flora van Nederlandsch Indië 1(1): 432 (1855). — Eugenia rubricaulis (Miq.) Duthie , in Hooker, Flora of British India 2: 487 (1878).— Type: Indonesia, Java,Dieng, Junghunh s.n. (lecto-, U![sheet no. 255732B], here designated).

Eugenia marivelesensis Merr., Phillipine Journal of Science 1, suppl. 1: 106 (1906). — Type: Philippines, Luzon, Bataan Province Lamao river , Borden 618 (lecto-, K!designated by Chantaranothai & Parnell [1994: 84]; isolecto-, NY!).

Eugenia miquelii Elmer, Leaflets of Philippine Botany 4: 1441 (1912).— Type: Philippines, Mindanoa, District of Davao, Todaya ( Mt. Apo ), Elmer 11240 (holo-, PNH†; iso-, A![69750], E![E00504468], GH![69751], NY![00118062], P n. v. [P05321013]).

Eugenia longicalyx Ridl. , Journal of Botany , British and Foreign 68: 11 (1930). — Syzygium longicalyx (Ridl.) Masam., Enumeratio phanerogamarum Bornearum: 533 (1942). — Type: British North Borneo, VII.1896, Creagh s.n. (holo-, K!; iso-, SING n.v.).

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Cambodia. Kampong Spoe:

Phnum Aural, 3.III.2001, K. Eanghourt, M.Sophal & S.Kosal MoE

Herb. 584 (K). — Kampong Thum: Kampong Soai , II.1875, Harmand

375 (L). — Kampot: Phnom Kamchay , 15-19.III.1914, 19.IV.1914 ,

Chevalier 30066 (P); Mt. Bokor, 8.III.2001, Middleton & M.Monyrak

605 (A, K); idem, 6.V.1999, M.Monyrak 25 ( K). — Kandal: Phnom

Penh, VI.1909, d’Alleizette s.n. (L); idem, Béjaud 554 (P); idem,

5.IV.1933, Béjaud 560 (P); idem, Magnen, Gourgand & Châtillon

s.n. (P). — Koh Kong: Botum Sakor, Prolean , 3.XII.1968, Martin

1085 (P); Thma Bang, Ta Tey Leu, 29.I.1970, Martin 1676 (P). —

Kompong Speu: Samraong Tong, IV.1870, Pierre 986 (P). — Preah

Vihear: Mulu Prey, I.1876, Pierre 3091 (P); idem, Pierre 3091

(Harmand 252) (L). — Siem Reap: Phnom Koulen , 17.XII.2000 ,

S.Hul et al. 1004 (P). — sin. loc.,1963, Guinet 172 (P).

Laos. Khammouan: Ban Mak Phueang , 12.II.2005, Newman ,

Thomas, K.E.Armstrong, K.Sengdala & Lamxay LAO 159 (E). —

sin. loc. Harmand 466 (P).

Vietnam. Lang-than, Thorel s.n. (P). — Binh Duong: Thu Dau

Mot, 1862-1866, Thorel 1011 (P). — Cochinchina: 1868, Talmy

s.n. (P). — Dong Nai: Bien Hoa , 10.V.1967, Vu Van Cuong 452

(P); idem, Vu Van Cuong 452 (P). — Ho Chi Minh City: 1.I.1966 ,

Vidal 4974 (P). — Ken Giang: Phu Quoc Is., 20.I.1874, Pierre

s.n. (P). — Lam Dong: Mt. Gia Rich , Averyanov et al. VH 4540

( HN); Minrong Sekang, 26.II.1953, Schmid , s.n. (P). — Ninh Binh :

Nho Quan, Cuc Phuong National Park, 25.V.2000, Soejarto &

N.M.Cuong 11642 ( GH). — South Vietnam, 9.III.1971, Vu Van

Cuong 1640 (P). — Tay Ninh: Cai Cong , IV.1866, Pierre s.n. (P) .

DISTRIBUTION. — Widespread, occurring in China (Guangxi),

Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia,

Sumatra, Borneo, Java and the Philippines ( Fig. 29 ).

ECOLOGY OR HABITAT. — Primary or secondary forest, along road-

sides, stunted forest, savannah, river banks, limestone hills, to 850 m.

CONSERVATION STATUS. — IUCN Global Status: Least Concern

( LC); IUCN Regional (Indochina) Status: Least Concern ( LC). PHENOLOGY. — Flowering: December to June. Fruiting: January, March.

VERNACULAR NAMES. — Cambodia: Pring, Pring bay chom (Kandal) , Pring chan (Kampot, Koh Kong) , Pring chom (Kandal) , Pring kbal khmum (Kandal) , Pring phnom (Koh Kong) , Pring sambak salp (Kandal) , Smach teuk (Kampong Spoe) . Vietnam: Tram hang (Dong Nai) , Tram hoa dai, Tram ba vo .

USES. — The fruits is edible; consumed fresh or cooked. The wood is used in construction.

DESCRIPTION

Tree to 10 m tall. Bark flaky. Glabrous.

Figures

FIG. 29. — Distribution of Syzygium lineatum (DC.) Merr. & L.M.Perry (), Syzygium megacarpum (Craib) Rathakr.& N.C.Nair () and Syzygium nervosum A.Cunn. ex DC. () in Indochina.