Syzygium
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek συζύγιος (suzúgios, “joined, united”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Syzygium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – a genus of more than a thousand species, centered in the East Indies and Australia.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Myrtales - order; Myrtaceae - family; Myrtoideae - subfamily; Syzygieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Syzygium sect. Jamosa, Syzygium sect. Syzygium - sections
- Syzygium caryophyllatum - type species; Syzygium aromaticum (clove), Syzygium cumini, (jambul, damson plum), Syzygium jambos (rose apple), Syzygium luehmannii (riberry), Syzygium malaccense (Malay apple), Syzygium samarangense (wax apple), Syzygium guineense (waterberry) - selected species
References
Syzygium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Syzygium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Syzygium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Syzygium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Syzygium at the Catalogue of Life
- Syzygium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Syzygium at Tropicos
- Syzygium at The Plant List
- Syzygium at USDA Plants database