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Syzygium aromaticum | |
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Genus: | Syzygium |
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About 1100; see text |
Syzygium is a genus of flowering plants, belonging to the myrtle family Myrtaceae. The genus comprises about 1100 species, and has a native range that extends from Africa and Madagascar through southern Asia east through the Pacific.