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47. Syzygium maingayi Chantar. & J.Parn.wfo-0000318955

Kew Bull. 48: 605. 1993; Chantar. & J.Parn., Thai Forest Bull. (Bot.) 21: 84. 1994 non Eugenia maingayi Duthie; Turner, Gard. Bull. Singapore 47: 378. 1995.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Tree to 20 m. Twigs terete, the bark pale brown. Leaves with petiole 5.3–5.6 mm; lamina 6.9–8.2 by 2.3–2.7 cm, elliptic, obovate or oblanceolate, base cuneate, apex acuminate; midrib impressed on the upper surface, secondary veins 15–17 pairs, intramarginal veins 2. Inflorescence up to 8 cm, both terminal and in the upper axils, corymbose; peduncle up to 30 mm, rachis and branches compressed, striate; bracts 0.5 by 0.4 mm, triangular. Flowers white, sessile. Hypanthial cup 5.3–5.6 mm, funnel-shaped. Pseudostipe 3 mm. Sepals 5, 0.5–0.7 mm, triangular, membranous. Petals 5, 2.1–3.2 mm, pseudo-calyptrate, orbicular, membranous, >200 gland dots per petal. Outer stamens 5.6–6.4 mm; anther 0.4 mm, ovate. Style 4.2–4.5 mm. Ovary 2-locular, 9–13 ovules per locule. Fruits not known.

Thailand : PENINSULAR: Nakhon Si Thammarat.

Distribution : Malaysia (Malacca – type).

Ecology : Evergreen forests, 900 m alt.

Vernacular : Wa ha (หว้าห้า)(Peninsular).

Uses: Timber.