Syzygium polyanthum (Wight) Walp.

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43. Syzygium polyanthum (Wight) Walp.

Repertorium Botanices Systematicae 2: 180 (1843); Merr. &

L.M.Perry, Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 19: 108 (1938); P.H.Hô,

An Illustrated Flora of Vietnam (Câyco Viêtnam) 2: 56, fig. 3754

(1992); P.Dy Phon, Plant Use in Cambodia: 580 (2000); K.D.Nguyen,

( Myrtaceae ) Checklist of Plant Species of Vietnam 2: 907 (2003);

Newman; et al., A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR: 245

(2007). — Eugenia polyantha Wight, Illustrations of Indian Botany

2: 17 (1841). — Type: Burma ‘19. Mergui. Arbor.’, Griffith s.n .,

[Herb.Hooker, Herb. E.I.C. 2394] (lecto-, K!, here designated). (fide

Noltie [2005: 360]) (see Note).

Eugenia pamatensis Miq., Analecta Botanica Indica 1: 22, t. 4 (1850). — Syzygium pamatense (Miq.) Masam., Enumeratio Phanerogamarum Bornearum : 536 (1942). — Type: Indonesia, Borneo , Gunung Pammaton, Korthals s.n. (lecto-, L![L0600898]).

Eugenia microbotrya Miq., Analecta Botanica Indica 1: 27, t. 10 (1850). — Syzygium microbotryum (Miq.) Masam., Enumeratio Phanerogamarum Bornearum : 534 (1942). — Type: Indonesia, Borneo , ‘rivier Ariname’, Korthals s.n. (holo-, L![L0600897]).

Eugenia lucidula Miq. , Flora van Nederlandsch Indië 1: 444 (1855). — [ Myrtus cymosa sensu Blume, Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch- Indië: 1086 (1826), non Spreng (1825)]. — Syzygium cymosum Korth., Nederlandsch Kruidkundig Archief 1: 202 (1847), nom. illeg., non DC (1828). — Type: Indonesia, Java, Anon. s.n., a ticket bearing Miquel’s handwriting ‘ Eugenia lucida Miq., Java’ (lecto-, L![sheet no. 904.324-22], here designated; isolecto-, L![sheet no. 898.203-599], K![Herb. Hooker]).

Eugenia nitida Duthie in Hooker , Flora of British India 2: 496 (1878), nom. illeg., non Vell. (1829). — Type: Malay Peninsular, Maingay 728 (holo-, K!).

Eugenia atropunctata C.B.Rob., Philippine Journal of Science, Section C Botany 4: 385 (1909), nom. illeg., non Steudel (1843). — Type: Philippines, Luzon, Cagayan, Cuming 1308 (lecto-, K!, here designated: isolecto-, A![frag., 69613], BM!, PNH†).

Eugenia lambii Elmer, Leaflets of Philippine Botany 4: 1430 (1912). — Type: Philippines, Mt. Pulgar , Palawan, 1911, Elmer 13047 (holo-, PNH †; iso-, A![69724], BISH![ BISH1003660 ], CAS![ CAS00124111 ], E![E00504497], F![F0065375F], GH![GH00069723], K!, NY![NY00405173 & NY00405174], U![U0246317], US![ US 00118019]) .

Eugenia holmanii Elmer, Leaflets of Philippine Botany 7: 2354 (1914). — Type: Philippines, Mt. Urdaneta , Mindanao, Elmer 13356 (holo-, PNH†; iso-, A![69708 & 69709], GH![GH00069709]).

Eugenia resinosa Gagnep., Notulae Systematicae (Paris) 3: 331 (1918); Gagnep. in Lecomte, Flore générale de l’Indochine 2: 820 (1920). — Type: Vietnam [Annam], Nghe An, Co Ba forest reserve, fl., 15.III.1914, Chevalier 30186 (Fleury) (lecto-, P![P00589184], here designated; isolecto-, P![2 sheets, P00589185 &P00589186]). — Remaining former syntypes : Thailand, Kemmarat , 1866-1868, fl., Thorel s.n. (P!) ; Vietnam [Cochinchina], Ben Tre, Mo Cay , fl., II.1865, Pierre 424 (P![3 sheets], BM!) ; Vietnam [Cochinchina], Binh Duong, Thi Tinh, fl., Thorel 1184 (P!) ; Vietnam [Cochinchina], Binh Duong, Thu Dau Mot, fl., Thorel s.n. (P!) ; Vietnam [Cochinchina], Dong Nai, Tri Huyen , X.1872, fl., Pierre s.n. (P!) ; Vietnam [Cochinchina], Ken Giang, Phu Quoc , fl., I.1874, Pierre 1416 (cited as Pierre 1406 in the protologue) (P![3 sheets]) ; Vietnam [Tonkin], D’Along bay , fl., 1911, Lecomte & Finet 799 (P![2 sheets]) ; Vietnam [Tonkin], Dap-can , fl., 1909, d ’ Alleizette 338 (P![P00589383], L![L0404200]) ; Vietnam [Tonkin], Dingbang, between Hanoi and Sontay , 18.XII.1890, Balansa 4829 (P!) ; Vietnam [Tonkin], Nam Dinh, Tralu , fl., IV.1914, Lemarié s.n. (P![2 sheets]) ; Vietnam [Tonkin], Ninh Binh [ Ninh Thinh ], fl. & fr., 16.VIII.1882, Bon 1696 (P![2 sheets]); idem, Ninh Binh, fl., 9.VIII.1882, Bon 1673 (P!); idem, fl., Bon 3655 n.v .

Eugenia polyantha var. sessilis M.R.Hend. , The Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 12: 212 (1949). — Syzygium polyanthum var. sessile (M.R.Hend.) I.M.Turner , Journal of the Singapore National Academy of Science 22. — 24: 23 (1997). — Type: Peninsular Malaysia, Johor, Sungai Kaya , 17.III.1937, SFN 32413 (Henderson) (holo-, SING n.v.; iso-, K!, L!).

[ Syzygium micranthum Blume ex Miq., Analecta Botanica Indica 1: 22 (1850) as syn., in sched., nom. nud. — Voucher: Indonesia, Borneo, Pamatton, Korthals s.n., annotated by Blume as ‘ Syzygium micranthum Bl. ’ (L![L0600900])].

[ Eugenia balsamea auct. non Wight (1841): Ridley, The Flora of the Malay Peninsula 1: 754 (1922).] (fide Craib [1931: 656]).

[ Eugenia cerasoides auct. non Roxb. (1832): Miq., Analecta Botanica Indica 1: 27 (1850). — Voucher:s. loc. Korthals s.n. (L![L0600879])]. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Cambodia. Kampong Spoe: Phnum Aural, 19.II.2001, K. Eanghourt, M.Sophal & S.Kosal Boyce MoE Herb. Cat. 568 ( K). — Koh Kong: Thma Bang, Ta Tey Leu, 28.I.1970, Martin 1675 (P); 22.I.1966, Vidal 5010 (P). — Kompong Speu: Samraong Tong, IV.1870, Pierre 988 (P). Vietnam. Bac Ninh: Dap Cau, V.1909, d’Alleizette 338 (L). — Ha Tay: Huong Canh, IV.1908, Chevalier s.n. (L). — Ha Tinh: Huong Khe, 18.VIII.2001, N.Q.Binh, D.D.Cuong & Schnitzler VN 869 ( HN). — Hai Phong: Haiphong botanical garden, 1.XII.1885, Balansa 1146 (L). — Hanoi City: II.1932, Pételot 4305 (P); Hanoi Botanical Garden, 21.X.1902, Bois 352 (P). — Lam Dong: 138 km, route between Saigon-Dalat, 21.II.1954, Schmid s.n. (P); Bao Loc, 27.II.1959, Schmid s.n. (P). — Ninh Binh: Cho Ganh, X.1923, Pételot 1481 (A); Cho Ganh,. X.1923, Pételot 1481 (P). — Phu Tho: 14.IX.2000, Phuong 3422 ( HN). — Quang Ninh: Dam Ha, Sai Vong Mo Leng, 18.V.1940, W.T.Tsang 30136 (A, E, L); VII.1940, W.T.Tsang 30426 (A, E, K),. V.1940, W.T.Tsang 30077 (E, K, P), W.T.Tsang 30181 ( BKF, E, L); 18.VII-9.IX.1940, W.T.Tsang 30426 (A, K); Tien Yen, Kau Nga Shan and vicinity, W.T.Tsang 27477 (E). — between Son Tay and Tu Phap,. X.1887, Balansa 2895 (P); sin. loc., II.1938, Pételot 6276 (P); Mo Leay?, Pierre s.n. (E); Dalat, route to Saigon, 15.IV.1953, de Sigaldy & Dau 86 /TS (P); sin. loc., 16.I.1971, Vu Van Cuong 1587 (P) .

DISTRIBUTION. — India, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Java and Philippines ( Fig. 35 ).

ECOLOGY OR HABITAT. — Secondary forest in sandy-clay soils to 400 m.

CONSERVATION STATUS. — IUCN Global Status: Least Concern (LC); IUCN Regional (Indochina) Status: Least Concern (LC).

PHENOLOGY. — Flowering: January to May, August, September, October, December. Fruiting: February, July.

VERNACULAR NAMES. — Cambodia: Pring sratoab, Pring siphlae (Koh Kong) . Vietnam: Co phan (Nghe An) , San (Ben Tre, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Ninh Binh) , San thuyen.

USES. — The fruit is edible. The wood is used in construction ( Lemmens et al. 1995). In Cambodia, a decoction of the wood is used to treat diarrhoeas ( Dy Phon 2000).

DESCRIPTION

Shrub or tree, to 22 m tall, to 50 cm dbh. Bark greyish brown. Glabrous.

Figures

FIG. 35. — Distribution of Syzygium pachysarcum (Gagnep.) Merr. & L.M.Perry (), Syzygium pierrei (Gagnep.) Merr.& L.M.Perry () and Syzygium polyanthum (Wight) Walp. () in Indochina.