A note on the taxonomy, field status and threats to three endemic species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from the southern Western Ghats, India

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R. Ramasubbu
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3044-6527
C. Divya
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6687-9052
S. Anjana
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6357-6520

Abstract

Taxonomy, field status and threats of three endemic species of Syzygium,  Syzygium densiflorum Wall. ex Wight & Arn., Syzygium myhendrae (Bedd. ex Brandis) Gamble and Syzygium travancoricum Gamble of the southern Western Ghats were discussed.

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R. Ramasubbu, Department of Biology, The Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu 624302, India

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology

Gandhigram Rural University, Taamil Nadu

C. Divya, Department of Biology, The Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu 624302, India

Research Scholar, Dept. of Biology
Gandhigram Rural University, Tamil Nadu, India

S. Anjana, Department of Biology, The Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu 624302, India

Research Scholar, Dept. of Biology
Gandhigram Rural University, Tamil Nadu, India

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