Taxonomic review of Syzygium polypetalum (Wall.) Merr. & L.M. Perry (Myrtaceae) - a lesser known chasmophytic jambolan species of Assam
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Riparian, Eugenia, Indo-Burma, TaxonomyAbstract
Syzygium polypetalum (Wall.) Merr. & L.M. Perry, a lesser-known lithophytic and riparian jambolan species of north-eastern India, Bangladesh and Myanmar is reinvestigated with special reference to its taxonomic history, distributional range, habitat and morphology. An amplified description is presented here with colour photographs, illustrations and a distribution map.
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