Syzygium ripicola

Syzygium ripicola[1] is a species of small tree in the "water apple / wax apple" genus Syzygium of the family Myrtaceae. Vietnamese names (including synonyms) may be trâm suối, trâm nước (or for synonym S. cochinchinense: trâm nam bộ) and it is found especially in Đồng Nai province;[2] no subspecies are listed in Plants of the World Online.[3]

Syzygium ripicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species:
S. ripicola
Binomial name
Syzygium ripicola
Synonyms

Syzygium cochinchinense (Gagnep.) Merr. & L.M.Perry
Syzygium eburneum (Gagnep.) Merr. & L.M.Perry
Eugenia ripicola Craib
Eugenia cochinchinensis Gagnep.

As its scientific and Vietnamese names suggest, this species is often associated with riparian areas. This is a small tree with red fruit, often branched in groups of three, 10–13 mm long.[2]

References
  1. Merrill ED, Perry LM (1941) In: Brittonia 4: 127.
  2. Phạm Hoàng Hộ (2003) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. II, entry no. 4126. Publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN
  3. POWO: Syzygium ripicola (Craib) Merr. & L.M.Perry
  • Roskov Y, Kunze T, Orrell T, Abucay L, Paglinawan L, Culham A, Bailly N, Kirk P, Bourgoin T, Baillargeon G, Decock W, De Wever A, Didžiulis V, eds. (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". catalogueoflife.org. Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.</ref>
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