Syzygium polyanthum

Syzygium polyanthum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species:
S. polyanthum
Binomial name
Syzygium polyanthum
Synonyms[1]
  • Eugenia atropunctata C.B.Rob. nom. illeg.
  • Eugenia holmanii Elmer
  • Eugenia junghuhniana Miq.
  • Eugenia lambii Elmer
  • Eugenia lucidula Miq.
  • Eugenia microbotrya Miq.
  • Eugenia nitida Duthie nom. illeg.
  • Eugenia pamatensis Miq.
  • Eugenia polyantha Wight
  • Eugenia resinosa Gagnep.
  • Myrtus cymosa Blume nom. illeg.
  • Syzygium cymosum Korth. nom. illeg.
  • Syzygium micranthum Blume ex Miq.
  • Syzygium microbotryum (Miq.) Masam.
  • Syzygium pamatense (Miq.) Masam.

Syzygium polyanthum, with common names Indonesian bay leaf or daun salam,[2] is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to Indonesia, Indochina and Malaysia.[2] The leaves of the plant are traditionally used as a food flavouring, and have been shown to kill the spores of Bacillus cereus.[3]

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 10 November 2015
  2. ^ a b "Syzygium polyanthum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  3. ^ Lau, K.Y.; Rukayadi, Y. (2015), "Screening of tropical medicinal plants for sporicidal activity" (PDF), International Food Research Journal, 22 (1): 421–425