Syzygium bourdillonii (Gamble) Rathakr. & N.C.Nair (1983:287)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Jambosa bourdillonii Gamble in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1918: 239 (1918)
Conservation Status
Last record: 2 April 1895 (Nayar & Sastry, 1987:211 [as 1895]; Mohanan, 1996:729 [as 2 April 1895])
Rediscovered in 1989 (Mohanan, 1996:729)
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution
Western Ghats, India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Rathakrishnan, N. C. and Nair, N. C. (1983). Nomenclatural changes in some Myrtaceous ' PlantsJ. . Econ. Tax. Bot. 4: 287-288.
Other references:
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