Syzygium zeylanicum

{{Short description|Species of plant in the genus Syzygium}}

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|genus=Syzygium

|species=zeylanicum

|authority=(L.) DC.

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• Acmena parviflora {{small|DC.}}
• Acmena zeylanica {{small|(L.) Thwaites}}
• Calyptranthes malabarica {{small|Dennst.}}
• Caryophyllus rugosus {{small|Blume ex Miq.}}
• Eugenia egensis var. tenuiramis {{small|(Miq.) O.Berg}}
• Eugenia glandulifera {{small|Roxb.}}
• Eugenia goudotiana {{small|H.Perrier}}
• Eugenia linearis {{small|Duthie}}
• Eugenia longicauda {{small|Ridl.}}
• Eugenia macrorhyncha {{small|Miq.}}
• Eugenia spicata {{small|Lam.}}
• Eugenia spicata var. cordata {{small|Kochummen}}
• Eugenia tenuiramis {{small|Miq.}}
• Eugenia varians {{small|Miq.}}
• Eugenia zeylanica {{small|(L.) Wight}}
• Jambosa bracteata {{small|Miq.}}
• Jambosa glandulifera {{small|(Roxb.) Miq.}}
• Jambosa koenigii {{small|Blume}}
• Myrtus zeylanica {{small|L.}}
• Syzygium aqueum var. lineare {{small|(Wall. ex Gamble) Alston}}
• Syzygium bellutta {{small|DC.}}
• Syzygium coarctatum {{small|Blume ex Miq.}}
• Syzygium lineare {{small|Wall. ex Gamble}}
• Syzygium spicatum {{small|(Lam.) DC.}}
• Syzygium zeylanicum var. ellipticum {{small|A.N.Henry, Chandrab. & N.C.Nair}}
• Syzygium zeylanicum var. magamalayanum {{small|K.Ravik. & V.Lakshm.}}

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Syzygium zeylanicum, the spicate eugenia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae.{{cite web |title=Spicate Eugenia |url=https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Spicate%20Eugenia.html |date=2021 |publisher=Flowers of India |access-date=22 October 2021 }} It is widely distributed, from Madagascar and India to China, Southeast Asia, and Malesia.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:602424-1 |title=Syzygium zeylanicum (L.) DC. |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=22 October 2021 }} A shrubby tree typically reaching {{cvt|12|m}}, it prefers coastal secondary forests, forest edges, and riverbanks.{{cite web |url=https://www.frim.gov.my/colour-of-frim/syzygium-zeylanicum-beacon-to-nectar-lovers |title=Syzygium zeylanicum: Beacon to nectar lovers |author= |date=2018 |website=frim.gov.my |publisher=Forest Research Institute Malaysia |access-date=22 October 2021 }}