Syzygium microphyllum Gamble
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Eugenia microphylla Bedd. in Fl. Sylv. S. India: cx (1872), nom. illeg.; Syzygium gambleanum Rathakr. & V.Chithra in N.C.Nair & A.N.Henry, Fl. Tamil Nadu 1: 156 (1983), nom. illeg.
Conservation Status
Last record: 1864-1881 (Nayar & Sastry, 1987:214)
Since rediscovered
Still listed as Extinct by (Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022).
Distribution
India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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