Syzygium dealbatum is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is a tree native to Niue, the Samoan Islands, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna.[2]
Syzygium dealbatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Syzygium |
Species: | S. dealbatum
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Binomial name | |
Syzygium dealbatum (Burkill) A.C.Sm. (1959)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Eugenia dealbata Burkill (1901) |
It is a small tree native to lowland forest.[1] In Tonga it grows in forests over thinner, drier soils on coastal dunes and relatively recent lava and ash deposits, where the tree Casuarina equisetifolia is predominant, along with Pandanus tectorius, Hibiscus tiliaceus, and Scaevola taccada.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2020). "Syzygium dealbatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T160302459A160302461. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T160302459A160302461.en. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ a b Syzygium dealbatum (Burkill) A.C.Sm. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Tongan tropical moist forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.