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Syzygium MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Syzygium
Tree Number(s)
B01.875.800.575.912.250.773.900
Unique ID
D027842
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D027842
Scope Note
A plant genus in the family Myrtaceae. It is known for cloves, which is the flower bud of Syzygium aromaticum and is the source of an oil rich in EUGENOL.
Entry Term(s)
Caryophyllus
Caryophyllus aromaticus
Cleistocalyx
Clove
Eugenia aromatica
Eugenia caryophyllata
Eugenia cumini
Eugenia jambolana
Eugenia jambos
Eugenia malaccensis
Eugenia sandwicensis
Jambolan Plum Tree
Java Plum Tree
Syzygium aromaticum
Syzygium cumini
Syzygium jambolanum
Syzygium jambos
Syzygium malaccense
Syzygium sandwicense
Registry Number
txid178174
Related Numbers
txid219868
txid219892
txid260142
txid334483
txid334497
Previous Indexing
Rosales (1998-2001)
Public MeSH Note
2016; see EUGENIA 2005-2015, see CLOVE 2002-2004; for CLOVE see ROSALES 1988-2001, for CLOVE see SPICES 1993-1997
History Note
2016 (2002); for CLOVE use ROSALES 1988-2001, for CLOVE use SPICES 1993-1997
Date Established
2002/01/01
Date of Entry
2001/07/25
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Syzygium Preferred
Clove Narrower
Syzygium malaccense Narrower
Syzygium sandwicense Narrower
Syzygium cumini Narrower
Syzygium jambos Narrower
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