Syzygium tonkinense (Gagnep.) Merr. & L.M.Perry, 2968

Soh, Wuu-Kuang & Parnell, John, 2015, A revision of Syzygium Gaertn. (Myrtaceae) in Indochina (Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam), Adansonia 37 (2), pp. 179-275 : 264

53. Syzygium tonkinense (Gagnep.) Merr. & L.M.Perry ( Fig. 41 )

Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 19: 105 (1938); P.H.Hô, An Illustrated Flora of Vietnam (Câyco Viêtnam) 2: 59, fig. 3764 (1992); K.D.Nguyen, ( Myrtaceae ) Checklist of Plant Species of Vietnam 2: 909 (2003). — Eugenia tonkinense Gagnep., Notulae Systematicae 3: 334 (1918); Gagnep. in Lecomte, Flore générale de l’Indochine 2: 811 (1920). — Type: Vietnam, Hanoi, Vo-xa, fl., 1.VII.1885, Bon 2968 (cited as Bon 298 in the protologue) (lecto-, P![P00589175], here designated; isolecto-, P![P00589176]).

Syzygium touranense Merr. & L.M.Perry , Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 19: 111 (1938). — Type: Vietnam [Annam], Tourane, J. & M.S. Clemens 4300 (holo-, A![A00071339]; iso-, CAS![ CAS0005449 ], K![ K0000276197 ], NY![405598], US 1 [US00118296]), syn. nov .

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Vietnam. Da Nang: Ba Na National Park, 4.VII.2002, Phuong 4844 ( HN). — Thua Thien- Hue: Bach Ma National Park , 8.V.2003, N.T.Hiep, Averyanov & N.T.Vinh HLF 1691 ( HN) .

DISTRIBUTION. — Endemic to Vietnam ( Fig. 42 ).

ECOLOGY OR HABITAT. — Primary forest.

CONSERVATION STATUS. — IUCN Regional (Indochina) Status: Data Deficient (DD).

PHENOLOGY. — Flowering: March to July. Fruiting:not documented.

VERNACULAR NAMES. — Vietnam: Tram bac, Tram bacbo.

DESCRIPTION

Tree to 25 m tall. Glabrous.

Figures

FIG. 41. — Lectotype of Syzygium tonkinense (Gagnep.) Merr. & L.M.Perry, Bon 2968 (P00589175); detail, close-up of inflorescence. Scale bar: 0.5 cm.

FIG. 42.— Distribution of Syzygium tonkinense (Gagnep.) Merr.& L.M.Perry (), Syzygium tsoongii (Merr.) Merr. & L.M.Perry (), Syzygium vestitum Merr. & L.M.Perry () and Syzygium zimmermannii (Warb. ex Craib) Merr. & L.M.Perry () in Indochina.