Syzygium grande (Wight) Walp.

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27. Syzygium grande (Wight) Walp.

Repertorium Botanices Systematicae 2: 180 (1843); Merr.& L.M.Perry, Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 19: 112 (1938); P.H.Hô, An Illustrated Flora of Vietnam (Câyco Viêtnam) 2: 51, fig. 3739 (1992) [as Syzygium grandis ]; K.D.Nguyen, ( Myrtaceae ) Checklist of Plant Species ofVietnam 2: 904 (2003); M.F.Newman et al., A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR: 245 (2007). — Eugenia grandis Wight, Illustrations of Indian Botany 2: 17 (1841), nom. nov. pro Eugenia cymosa Roxb. , Flora indica 2 [ed. 2, ed.W. Carey]: 492 (1832), nom. illeg., non Lam. (1789), non Syzygium cymosa DC. (1828) ; Wight, Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis 2: t. 614 (1843); Gagnep. in Lecomte, Flore générale de l’Indochine 2: 826 (1921). — Jambosa grandis (Wight) Blume , Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavum 1: 108 (1850). — Type: Icones Roxburghianae no. 2498 (lecto-, K!, here designated; isolecto-, CAL n.v.).

Jambosa firma Wall. ex Blume , Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavum 1: 108 (1850). — [ Eugenia firma Wall., Wallich Numer. List 3603A, nom. nud., nom. illeg., non DC. (1828)]. — Syzygium firmum (Blume) Thwaites & Hook. f., in Thwaites, Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae: 417 (1864). — Type: Bangladesh, Silhet, Wallich Numer.List 3603A (lecto-, L![L0404160], here designated, K-W!, K![Herb. Bentham], P!).

Eugenia montana Wight, Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis 3: t. 1060 (1846), nom. illeg., non Aubl. (1775). — Syzygium montanum Thwaites & Hook. f., in Thwaites, Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae: 116 (1859), nom. illeg., non Gamble (1919). — Syzygium tamilnadensis Rathakr. & V.Chithra , in N.C.Nair & A.N.Henry, Flora of Tamil Nadu 1: 158 (1983). — Syzygium gadgilii M.R.Almeida , Flora of Maharashtra 2: 273 (1998), nom. superfl. — Type: India, Neilgherries, Herb. Gardner s.n. [Herb. Hooker & Herb. Bentham] (n.v.) (fide Noltie [2005: 359]).

Eugenia laosensis Gagnep., Notulae Systematicae (Paris) 3: 326 (1917) pro parte [excl. spec. Thorel s.n., Nong-kay (P!) = S. thumra ]. — Syzygium laosense (Gagnep.) Merr. & L.M.Perry , Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 19: 113 (1938); P.H.Hô, An Illustrated Flora of Vietnam (Câyco Viêtnam) 2: 52, fig. 3743 (1992); P.Dy Phon, Plant Use in Cambodia: 579 (2000); K.D.Nguyen, ( Myrtaceae ) Checklist of Plant Species of Vietnam 2: 905 (2003). — Type: Laos, Preah Vihear, Mulu-prey, Harmand 260 ([first-step] lecto-, P!, first designated by Chantaranothai & Parnell [1994]); Pierre 3193 (Harmand 260), fl., XII.1875 ([second-step] lecto-, P![P00589203] with attached Delpy drawing dated I.1900, here designated; isolecto-, BM!, P!, 2 sheets [P00589204 & P00589205]). — Remaining former syntypes: Laos, Khone, Harmand 135 (P!) (see Note 1).

Eugenia laosensis var. quocensis Gagnep., Notulae Systematicae (Paris) 3: 327 (1917). — Syzygium laosense var. quocense (Gagnep.) Hung T.Chang & R.H.Miao , Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae 53: 70 (1984). — Type: Vietnam (cited as Cambodia in the protologue), Ken Giang, Phu Quoc Is., vernacular name Tam-xe, fl.,. XI.1874, Pierre s.n. in Herb.Hort. Bot. Saigonensis (lecto-, P![P00589200], here designated; isolecto-, P![2 sheets, P00589201 & P00589202]; E!).

Syzygium endertii Merr. & L.M.Perry, Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 18: 167 (1939). — Type: East Kalimantan, Kutet , near Kg Sabantulung , 1925, Endert 1523, (holo-, BO n.v.; iso-, A! [frag.], L!, [L0329615]).

Syzygium megalophyllum Merr. & L.M.Perry, Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 18: 179 (1939). — Type: Malaysia, Borneo , Sabah, VII.1896, Creagh s.n. (holo-, NY![00405152]; iso-, A n.v., K!).

Syzygium grande var. parviflorum Chantar. & J.Parn., Kew Bulletin 48: 598 (1993). — Type: Thailand, Chaiyaphum, Pu Kio, 25.II.1931, Kerr 20267 (holo-, K!; iso-, BK!).

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Cambodia. Kampong Speu:

Samraong Tong , Mt. Tamire, V.1870, Pierre 992 ( K, P) .

Laos. Champassak: Bassac, 1866-1868, Thorel s.n. (P). — Louang

Phabang: Paksanan, 23.III.1956, Tixier 6 (P).

Vietnam. Cochinchina: 1875, Godefroy s.n. (P). — Ba Ria - Vung

Tau: Ba Ria, XII.1866, Pierre s.n. (P); Binh Duong: Ben Cat,

XII.1865, Pierre s.n. ( K). — Da Nang: Tourane and vicinity, V-

VII.1927, J. & M.S. Clemens 3777 ( BM, K); idem , 5.IX.1927, J. &

M.S. Clemens 3395 ( BM, P). — Gia Lai: Ayun Pa , 22.IV.1978 ,

Phdong 582 ( HN).

DISTRIBUTION. — Widespread, from Seychelles to Borneo. In In-

dochina found in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam ( Fig. 20 ).

ECOLOGY OR HABITAT. — In forest or planted along roadside.

CONSERVATION STATUS. — IUCN Global Status: Least Concern

( LC); IUCN Regional (Indochina) Status: Least Concern ( LC).

PHENOLOGY. — Flowering: March, May, November, December.

Fruiting: April, May, September.

VERNACULAR NAMES. — Cambodia: Pring chan. Vietnam: Tram

dai, Tram deo, Tram to, Tram xe (Phu Quoc).

USES. — This species is planted on roadsides. The wood is used for house and ship building ( Lemmens et al. 1995).

DESCRIPTION

Tree to 20m tall, c. 20cm dbh.Bark brownish to greyish.Glabrous.

Figures

FIG. 20. — Distribution of Syzygium formosum (Wallich) Masam. (), Syzygium glomerulatum (Gagnep.) Merr. & L.M.Perry () and Syzygium grande Walp. () in Indochina.