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

• Main Authors: Berhaman Ahmad, Cláudia Baider, Benedetta Bernardini, Edward Biffin, Fabian Brambach, David Burslem, James W. Byng, Maarten J.M. Christenhusz, F. B. Vincent Florens, Eve J. Lucas, Avik Ray, Rajasri Ray, Erik Smets, Neil W. Snow, Joeri S. Strijk, Peter G. Wilson
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016
• Subjects: QK1-474.5 General Including geographical distribution; SB1-1110 Plant culture
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34548/1/Abstract.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34548/2/Full%20text.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34548/; https://peerj.com/preprints/1930/#; https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.1930v1
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

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 Unpublished but extensive recent herbarium surveys suggest 1200‒1800 species distributed throughout the Old-World tropics and subtropics (Table 1).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 amon...