Syzygium microphyllum

Syzygium microphyllum is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to India. 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.

Syzygium microphyllum
Scientific 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

Syzygium gambleanum

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Syzygium microphyllum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.


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