Syzygium salicifolium

Syzygium salicifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Syzygium
Species:	S. salicifolium
Binomial name
	Syzygium salicifolium; (Wight) J.Graham
Synonyms
	Eugenia heyneana Duthie ; Eugenia heyneana var. alternans Duthie ; Eugenia salicifolia Wight ; Syzygium alternans Miq. ex Duthie ; Syzygium heyneanum (Duthie) Gamble ; Syzygium heyneanum var. alternans (Duthie) B.G.Kulk. & Lakshmin ;

Syzygium salicifolium is a species of the genus Syzygium of the flowering plant family Myrtaceae,^[1] commonly called "Vellamanchi" in Malayalam.^[2] It is commonly seen in evergreen forests. It is endemic to Western Ghats.^[3]

Description

Syzygium salicifolium is a small tree, up to 6 m tall.^[1] Its flowering and fruiting season is from April to May, and its flowers are white.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Balkrishna, Acharya; Joshi, Bhasker; Srivastava, Anupam; Shukla, B. K. (2018). "New Plant Records to the Flora of Haryana" (PDF). Indian Journal of Forestry. 41 (2): 117–127.
^ ^a ^b "Syzygium salicifolium (Wight) J.Graham". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
^ Nair, K. N. (2017). "The Genus Syzygium in Western Ghats". The Genus Syzygium:Syzygium cumini and Other Underutilized Species. Boca Raton: CRC Press. ISBN 9781482249736.