Eugenia codyensis Munro ex Wight (1841: 13) .

≡ Syzygium codyense (Munro ex Wight) Chandrash. in Sharma et al. (1977: 57). ≡ Eugenia cotinifolia Jacquin (1768: 3) subsp. codyensis (Munro ex Wight) Ashton (1981: 412) .

Type citation in protologue:—“ Coorg near Mercara-rare: Munro”, “My specimens and a detailed description, from which the above character is abridged, were communicated by Lieutenant Munro”.

Lectotype (designated here):— INDIA. Karnataka: Coorg (Kodagu), s.d., [Herb. Wight] W. Munro 1001 (K000821511 [digital image!]).

Notes:—Only one original specimen of Eugenia codyensis collected by Munro from Coorg and included by Wight in his herbarium is extant at K (K000821511), which is designated here as the lectotype as it agrees well with the protologue. A letter on which a description of E. codyensis written by Munro (as “ Eugenia codyensis Munro mss.”) based on the live specimens from Coorg is attached with this specimen.