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June 2025

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genus

Syzygium Gaertn.

This genus name was first published in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 166 (1788)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000037381.

Statistics

Synonyms of Syzygium

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Acicalyptus A.Gray U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 551 (1854) wfo-4000000274
Acmena DC. Prodr. 3: 262 (1828) wfo-4000000313
Acmenosperma Kausel Ark. Bot. , a.s., 3: 609 (1957) wfo-4000000314
Anetholea Peter G.Wilson Austral. Syst. Bot. 13: 434 (2000) wfo-4000002068
Aphanomyrtus Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1: 480 (1885) wfo-4000002623
Caryophyllus L. Sp. Pl. : 515 (1753) wfo-4000006866
Cerocarpus Colebr. ex Hassk. Flora 25(2): 36 (1842) wfo-4000007424
Clavimyrtus Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 113 (1850) wfo-4000008516
Cleistocalyx Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 84 (1850) wfo-4000008547
Cupheanthus Seem. Fl. Vit. : 76 (1865) wfo-4000010061
Gaslondia Vieill. Bull. Soc. Linn. Normandie 10: 96 (1866) wfo-4000015349
Gelpkea Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 88 (1850) wfo-4000015467
Jambolifera L. Gen. Pl., ed. 5 [Linnaeus] 1754 wfo-4000019476
Jambosa DC. Prodr. 3: 286 (1828) wfo-4000019478
Lomastelma Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 107 (1838) wfo-4000022122
Macromyrtus Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 439 (1855) wfo-4000022736
Macropsidium Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 85 (1850) wfo-4000022759
Malidra Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 107 (1838) wfo-4000022949
Microjambosa Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 117 (1850) wfo-4000024120
Pareugenia Turrill Hooker's Icon. Pl. 31: t. 3001 (1915) wfo-4000028197
Piliocalyx Brongn. & Gris Bull. Soc. Bot. France 12: 185 (1865) wfo-4000029679
Pseudoeugenia Scort. J. Bot. 23: 153 (1885) wfo-4000031512
Strongylocalyx Blume Mus. Bot. 1: 89 (1850) wfo-4000036916
Syllysium Meyen & S.Schauer Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 334 (1843) wfo-4000037163
Tetraeugenia Merr. J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 77: 230 (1917) wfo-4000037896
Waterhousea B.Hyland Austral. J. Bot., Suppl. Ser. 9: 138 (1983) wfo-4000040554
Xenodendron K.Schum. & Lauterb. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee : 461 (1900) wfo-4000040918
Cetra Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 2 (1790) wfo-4000044050
Myrthoides Wolf Gen. Pl. : 73 (1776) wfo-4000044371
Syllisium Endl. Gen. Pl. , Suppl. 3: 102 (1843) wfo-4000044376
Bostrychode (Miq.) O.Berg Fl. Bras. 14(1): 634 (1859) wfo-4000048334
Leptomyrtus (Miq.) O.Berg Fl. Bras. 14(1): 635 (1859) wfo-4000048335
Jambos Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 88 (1763) wfo-4100001986
Jambolifera Houtt. Nat. Hist. 2(2): 272 (1774) wfo-4100002557

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These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Syzygium:

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