About Syzygium palghatense
Syzygium palghatense is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a small to medium-sized tree endemic to southern India. It is known from a single location at the northern end of the Anamalai portion of the Western Ghats, where it grows in submontane evergreen rain forest. The species epithet palghatense refers to Palghat District or Palghat Gap where the type specimen was found. The species was first described by James Sykes Gamble in 1918.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Syzygium palghatense
- Genus
- Syzygium
- Family
- MYRTACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Sevappunjaval, സൈസീജിയം പാലക്കാടൻസ്
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Syzygium palghatense belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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