Common name
English: Clove
German: Gewürznelke
Portuguese: Cravo da India
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Myrtales (80)
Family: Myrtaceae (20)(family description)
Genus: Syzygium (4)
Epithet: aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry (1)
Synonyms: Caryophyllus aromaticus L., Caryophyllus hortensis Noronha
aromaticum => spicy, aromatic, fragrant
aromaticus => spicy, aromatic, fragrant
hortensis => pertaining to the garden
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: yellow, beige
External links
Check for Syzygium aromaticum at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1210] Syzygium - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
Literature
- [25] Schütt,P. et al. (2004): Bäume der Tropen. Nikol, Hamburg, Germany.