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Taxon

Syzygium cordatum Hochst.

Protologue Flora 27(2, no. 25): 425. 1844 [7 Jul 1844]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Syzygium cordatum--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 278.jpg

Syzygium cordatum--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 278.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Syzygium cordatum--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 276.jpg

Syzygium cordatum--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 276.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Syzygium cordatum--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 327.jpg

Syzygium cordatum--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 327.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Syzygium cordatum--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 277.jpg

Syzygium cordatum--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 277.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Syzygium cordatum--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 280.jpg

Syzygium cordatum--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 280.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Syzygium cordatum--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 328.jpg

Syzygium cordatum--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 328.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Syzygium cordatum--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 275.jpg

Syzygium cordatum--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 275.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Syzygium cordatum--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 279.jpg

Syzygium cordatum--So.Africa. E. Cape. Umtamvuna Nat. Res. 11 Mch 05. 279.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Syzygium cordatum--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 075.jpg

Syzygium cordatum--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 075.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Syzygium cordatum--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 078.jpg

Syzygium cordatum--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 078.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Syzygium cordatum--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 077.jpg

Syzygium cordatum--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 077.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Syzygium cordatum--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 076.jpg

Syzygium cordatum--So. Africa. Durban Bot. Garden. 14 Mch 05. 076.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, DR Congo, Eswatini, Gabon, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

March 11, 2005

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

March 14, 2005

Location

Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)

36.728611, 2.194444

Location Remarks

70 St. Thomas Road, Durban

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Myrtaceae

Genus

Syzygium

Specific Epithet

cordatum

Authorship

Hochst.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#225,651 of 335,497

Top 68%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →