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1. Eugenia bracteata (Willd.) Roxb.wfo-0000956583

[Hort. Bengal. 37. 1814, nom. nud.) Fl. Ind. ed. 2, 2: 490. 1832; Wight, III. 2: t. 13. 1843; Duthie in Hook.f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 502. 1879; Brand., Ind. Trees: 325. 1906; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1: 484. 1919; Gagnep. in Lec., Fl. Gén. I.-C. 2: 833. 1921; D.G.Long & Rae in Grierson & D.G.Long, Fl. Bhutan 2: 278, figs. 33a & b. 1991, non A.Rich., nec Thwaites; Chantar. & J.Parn., Thai Forest Bull. (Bot.) 21: 22. 1994 and synonyms therein.— Syzygium bracteatum (Willd.) Raiz., P.H.Hô, Câyco Viêtnam 2: 47. 1992.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Shrub to 2 m. Twigs terete, young shoots, peduncles, bracts and bracteoles rusty pubescent. Leaves with petiole 3–4.9 mm; lamina 5.1–7.2 by 2.1–2.9 cm, sparsely pubescent, ovate or elliptic, base cuneate or acute, apex acute or shortly acuminate; midrib impressed on the upper surface, secondary veins 8–10 pairs, intramarginal vein 1. Inflorescence up to 1.5 cm, both terminal and in the upper axils, with 1–3 flowers; bracts 3.5 by 1 mm, oblong. Flowers white, woolly with scattered overlying longer hairs, sessile or with pedicel to 10 mm. Hypanthial cup 2.3–3 mm, funnel-shaped. Sepals 4, 2.1–3 mm, oblong. Petals 4, 3.8–4.6 mm, free, ovate oblong, 50–100 gland dots per petal. Outer stamens 3.8–4.2 mm; anther 0.4 mm, ovate. Style 3.8–5.5 mm, approximating the stamens. Ovary 2-locular, 7–11 ovules per locule. Fruits 7–8 mm, globose.

Thailand : NORTHERN: Uttaradit; NORTH-EASTERN: Sakon Nakhon; EASTERN: Chaiyaphum.

Distribution : India (type), Burma.

Ecology : Sandstone, evergreen forests, 100–600 m alt.

Vernacular : Ma phu luk klom (มะพู่ลูกกลม).

Notes: Separated from Eugenia xanthocarpa on account of its smaller leaves.