Syzygium microphyllum

Syzygium microphyllum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species:
S. microphyllum
Binomial name
Syzygium microphyllum
Synonyms
  • Eugenia microphylla Bedd., nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Syzygium gambleanum Rathakr. & V.Chithra, nom illeg.

Syzygium microphyllum is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a tree endemic to Kerala and Tamil Nadu in southwestern India. It is known from the Agasthyamalai Hills, where it grows at the margins of montane rain forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

In 1998 the now disputed taxon Syzygium gambleanum was listed as extinct in the IUCN Red List. However, after research work by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew this plant was revealed as identical with Syzygium microphyllum and so the name Syzygium gambleanum became an illegitimate synonym.

References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Syzygium microphyllum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998 e.T37626A10067599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37626A10067599.en. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Syzygium microphyllum Gamble". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Syzygium microphyllum Gamble". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved March 30, 2024.