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Syzygium cordifolium

Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Syzygium cordifolium is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a tree endemic to Sri Lanka.

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Syzygium cordifolium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species:
S. cordifolium
Binomial name
Syzygium cordifolium
Subspecies[3]
  • Syzygium cordifolium subsp. cordifolium
  • Syzygium cordifolium subsp. spissum P.S.Ashton
Synonyms[3][4][5]
  • Eugenia cordifolia Wight

synonyms of subsp. cordifolium:

  • Calyptranthes cordifolia Moon, nom. nud.
  • Eugenia androsaemoides Bedd.

synonyms of subsp. spissum:

  • Eugenia androsaemoides (L.) DC.
  • Myrtus androsaemoides L.
  • Syzygium androsaemoides (L.) Walp.
  • Syzygium spissum Alston, nom. illeg. superfl.
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Two subspecies are accepted:

  • Syzygium cordifolium subsp. cordifolium
  • Syzygium cordifolium subsp. spissum P.S.Ashton

The IUCN Red List assesses both subspecies as Vulnerable.[1][2]

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