<i>Syzygium munnarensis</i>sp. nov. (Myrtaceae): an overlooked endemic species from southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India

Shareef, S.M.; Roy, P.E.; Krishnaraj, M. V.

doi:10.1080/00837792.2014.899727

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“…The newer figures are derived from recent study (primarily by JWB) of approximately forty-thousand herbarium specimens of Syzygium from across its geographical range, but especially of specimens from Malesia. The increased estimate also stems partially from newly described species (e.g., Shareef et al 2012Shareef et al , 2013Shareef et al , 2014Byng et al, 2015Byng, 2016 ;Byng & Pahladsingh, 2016 ; ; and others cited in Snow et al, 2016), many known but undescribed species (Snow & Byng, unpubl. data), and those transferred here from Piliocalyx Brongn.…”

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New Caledonian Piliocalyx transferred to Syzygium (Myrtaceae) with an updated conspectus of the species

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Byng,

Munzinger

et al. 2017

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Members of Piliocalyx Brongn. & Gris (Myrtaceae) from New Caledonia are transferred to, or given new names in, Syzygium Gaertn., including : Syzygium baudouinii (Brongn. & Gris) N. Snow, Byng & J.W. Dawson, Syzygium bullatum (Brongn. & Gris) N. Snow & Byng, Syzygium francii (Guillaumin) N. Snow, Byng & Munzinger, Syzygium ignambiense (Baker f.) N. Snow & Byng, Syzygium neoeugenioides (Guillaumin) N. Snow, Byng & J. W. Dawson, Syzygium neolaurifolium N. Snow & Byng, and Syzygium vieillardii N. Snow, Callm. & Byng. Diagnostic characters for all species, including Syzygium lifuanum Däniker and Syzygium viriosum Craven & Dawson, and a list of specimens confirmed for each species is included. Lectotypes are designated for Syzygium baudouinii, Syzygium bullatum, Syzygium neoeugenioides, Syzygium neolaurifolium, and Syzygium viriosum. Field photographs are provided for five of the species. Résumé

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New Caledonian Piliocalyx transferred to Syzygium (Myrtaceae) with an updated conspectus of the species

Snow,

Byng,

Munzinger

et al. 2017

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“…Syzygium Gaertn., the largest genus in Myrtaceae, comprises about 1200 species distributed from Africa eastwards to the Hawaiian Islands, India and southern China southwards to Australia and New Zealand (Parnell et al, 2007;Govaerts et al, 2020). Seventy two species are so far reported from India, which include eight recently described species from the Western Ghats, two from Andaman Nicobar Islands and one from Northeast India (Viswanathan & Manikantan, 2008;Shareef et al, 2012Shareef et al, , 2014Sujanapal et al, 2013Sujanapal et al, , 2014Nayar et al, 2014;Ramana et al, 2014;Narayanan et al, 2014;Murugan & Arumugam, 2017;Ramasubbu et al, 2018;Sarma et al, 2019). The Western Ghats of Peninsular India shows the highest diversity of the genus in India with 47 species, 20 of which are endemic (Nayar et al, 2014;Govaerts et al, 2020).…”

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Syzygium syzygioides (Myrtaceae), a new distributional record for Peninsular India

Shareef¹

2020

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“…A robust taxonomy of the genus is a prerequisite for testing the many complex questions about evolution and ecology that Syzygium could help address. Keay (1954), Amshoff (1966Amshoff ( , 1970, Boutique (1968), White (1978), Verdcourt (2001) Scott (1980Scott ( , 1990, Bosser et al (1987), Friedmann (1994) Kanjilal et al (1938), Chithra (1983), Long & Rae (1991), Saldanha (1996, Almeida (1998), Nayar et al (2006), Shareef et al (2012Shareef et al ( , 2013Shareef et al ( , 2014, Sujanapal et al (2013), Ramana et al (2014), Byng et al (2015c) 5. Sri Lanka 36 37 Ashton (1981), Kostermans (1981) 6.…”

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Syzygium (Myrtaceae): Monographing a taxonomic giant via 22 coordinated regional revisions

Ahmad

Baider

Bernardini

et al. 2016

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Syzygium Gaertn. is the largest woody genus of flowering plants in the world. Unpublished but extensive recent herbarium surveys suggest 1200‒1800 species distributed throughout the Old World tropics and subtropics (Table 1). Until recently, Syzygium exemplified a recurring taxonomic impediment among megadiverse genera, wherein few taxonomists worked on the group in any sustained manner, a majority of the herbarium specimens remained undetermined or misidentified, few if any attempts were made to look at the genus globally, and limited or no molecular studies were available to provide a predictive phylogenetic context of the genus. The situation with Syzygium has slowly begun to change as allied genera have been absorbed into the genus (Biffin et al., 2006; Craven & Biffin, 2010), and predictive phylogenetically-based infrageneric classifications are emerging. Taxonomic outputs on Syzygium also have been increasing across its range with the description of new species, resolution of nomenclatural and typification issues, and some regional revisions being initiated or updated. However, virtually all regional treatments (which some areas lack) need urgent revision because they are severely outdated, have limited molecular sampling and are error-ridden. We are coordinating a genus-wide taxonomic update of Syzygium through a series of 22 regional revisions, including 9 in the Flora Malesiana region (Figure 1). Each treatment will include a phylogenetic framework with species descriptions, type information, synonymy, distributions, ecological notes, and keys. Field images (Figure 2) and/or line drawings will be included with the goal of every species being illustrated. This working group has been formed to encourage a coordinated effort to document this unwieldy taxonomic giant and regional botanists working on the group are encouraged to be involved. A robust taxonomy of the genus is a prerequisite for testing the many complex questions about evolution and ecology that Syzygium could help address.

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Syzygium munnarensissp. nov. (Myrtaceae): an overlooked endemic species from southern Western Ghats of Kerala, India

Cited by 8 publications

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New Caledonian Piliocalyx transferred to Syzygium (Myrtaceae) with an updated conspectus of the species

New Caledonian Piliocalyx transferred to Syzygium (Myrtaceae) with an updated conspectus of the species

Syzygium syzygioides (Myrtaceae), a new distributional record for Peninsular India

Syzygium (Myrtaceae): Monographing a taxonomic giant via 22 coordinated regional revisions

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