Syzygium megacarpum (Craib) Rathakr. & N.C.Nair

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36. Syzygium megacarpum (Craib) Rathakr. & N.C.Nair ( Fig. 30 )

Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 4: 287 (1983). — Eugenia macrocarpa Roxb. , (Hortus Bengalensis [1814) 37, nom. nud.) Flora indica 2 [ed. 2, ed. W. Carey]: 497 (1832), nom. illeg., non Schlecht. & Cham. (1830). — Jambosa macrocarpa Blume , Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavum 1: 99 (1850); Miq., Flora van Nederlandsch Indië 1: 417 (1855). — Eugenia megacarpa Craib, Florae Siamensis Enumeratio 1: 652 (1931). — Syzygium macrocarpum (Miq.) Bahadur & R.C.Gaur, Indian Journal of Forestry 1: 349 (1978). — Syzygium macrocarpum (Roxb.) N.P., Flora of Jowai and vicinity Meghalaya 1: 201 (1981). — Type: Icones Roxburghianae no. 2260 (lecto-, K!, here designated; isolecto-, CAL n.v.).

Jambosa coarctata Blume , Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavum 1: 99

(1850). — Type: Blume s.n. (holo- L n.v.; iso- K![ K000800147 ])

(fide Chantaranothai & Parnell 1994). Eugenia malayana Gagnep. in Lecomte, Flore générale de l’Indochine 2:

838 (1920), nom. nov., sphalm. non Jambosa confusa Bl. (1850) &

Jambosa lanceolata Korth. ex Miq. (1855) ; M.R.Henderson, The

Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 12: 202 (1949). — Syzygium malayanum

(Gagnep.) I.M.Turner, Journal of the Singapore National Academy

of Science 22-24: 21 (1996); K.D.Nguyen, ( Myrtaceae ) Checklist

of Plant Species of Vietnam 2: 906 (2003); D.D.Soejarto et al.,

Seed Plants of Cuc Phuong National Park: 431 (2004). — Vouch-

ers: Laos, Attopeu , Bolaven plateau [Attopeu plateau], III.1877 ,

Harmand 1314 (P); Laos, Louang Phabang, base of Phou Phung,

31.XII.1953, Vidal 2577 (P); Laos, Xaignabouli, Pak Lay, Thorel

s.n. (P); Laos, sin. loc. 4.X.1913, Dussaud s.n. (P) (see Note). Eugenia latilimba Merr., Lingnan Science Journal 13: 64 (1934). —

Syzygium latilimbum (Merr.) Merr. & L.M.Perry , Journal of the

Arnold Arboretum 19: 216 (1938); M.C.Le & T.H.Le, Forest Plants

(Thực vật rừng): 312 (2000). — Type: China, Hainan, Chim Shan ,

Fan Maan Ts’uen, 4-20.V.1932, McClure 20098, (holo-, PNH †;

iso-, A![29405], BM!, K!, P!). ADDITIONAL MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Cambodia. Ratanikiri: Virachey National Park, O Tayak river, 11.XII.2005, Thomas et al. 14 (E). Vietnam. Nghe An: Quy Chau , 10.II.2004, N.Q.Binh & D.D.Cuong VN 1261 ( HN) . — Ninh Binh: Nho Quan, Cuc Phuong National Park , Anon. NMC 1685 ( CPNP) , 25.V.1992; idem, Anon. NMC 149 ( CPNP) . — sin. loc., Anon. LX-VN 267 ( HN) . DISTRIBUTION. — India (Assam), Bangladesh, China (Hainan, Guangxi and Yunnan), Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam ( Fig. 29 ). ECOLOGY OR HABITAT. — Primary forest . CONSERVATION STATUS. — IUCN Global Status: Least Concern ( LC) ; IUCN Regional (Indochina) Status: Least Concern ( LC) . PHENOLOGY. — Flowering: May, December. Fruiting: not documented. VERNACULAR NAMES. — Laos: Kiem nam (Louang Phabang). Vietnam: Roi rung, Gioi rung.

DESCRIPTION

Tree to 10 m tall, to 20 cm dbh. Bark brownish, slash bark dark greyish. Glabrous.

Figures

FIG. 30. — Inflorescence of Syzygium megacarpum (Craib) Rathakr. & N.C.Nair. Photo courtesy of Pranom Chantaranothai. Scale bar: 5 cm.

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.