Syzygium caryophyllatum is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.
| Syzygium caryophyllatum | |
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| Syzygium caryophyllatum leaves, flowers and young fruits | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Syzygium |
| Species: | S. caryophyllatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Syzygium caryophyllatum (L.) Alston
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It is a tree native to Sri Lanka and south India, where it grows in the mid altitudes of the Ghat regions of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The fruit is edible.[2][3]
The local name for the tree in Sri Lanka is dhung and coastal region of Karnataka is Kuntala/Kuntu Nerale. [4]
References edit
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Syzygium caryophyllatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38036A10094391. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38036A10094391.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ 'Syzygium caryophyllatum (L.) Alston' at 'India Biodiversity Portal'.
- ^ Mark S. Ashton, Savitri Gunatilleke, Neela de Zoysa, M.D. Dassanayake, Nimal Gunatilleke and Siril Wijesundera, 'A Field Guide to the Common Trees and Shrubs of Sri Lanka', WHT Publications, 1997, p. 287.
- ^ "Welcome to Pilikula Nisarga Dhama".
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