Syzygium beddomei

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Syzygium beddomei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species:
S. beddomei
Binomial name
Syzygium beddomei
(Duthie) Chithra
Synonyms [2]
  • Eugenia beddomeiDuthie
  • Jambosa beddomei(Duthie) Gamble

Syzygium beddomei is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. [2] [3] It is endemic to Tamil Nadu in India.

There was no report of occurrence for over a hundred years. It was rediscovered in Kanyakumari Forest division, Kanyakumari district, Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India. [4]

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Syzygium beddomei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T38819A10150912. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38819A10150912.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Syzygium beddomei (Duthie) Chithra". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. "Syzygium beddomei (Duthie) Chithra". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. Rajakumar, T.J.S., Selvakumari, R. and Murugesan, S., 2015. Rediscovery of a presumably extinct species Syzygium beddomei (Duthie) Chithra (Mytraceae) after a lapse of 100 years from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India.