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Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry

Clove tree

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Gewürznelke; Nelke; Gewürznelkenbaum
English Clove tree
Français Giroflier, Girofle
Italiano Gewürznelke; Nelke; Gewürznelkenbaum
Suomi Gewürznelke; Nelke; Gewürznelkenbaum
Norsk Gewürznelke; Nelke; Gewürznelkenbaum
Čeština Gewürznelke; Nelke; Gewürznelkenbaum
Español Arbol del clavo
Svenska Gewürznelke; Nelke; Gewürznelkenbaum
Polski Gewürznelke; Nelke; Gewürznelkenbaum
Український Gewürznelke; Nelke; Gewürznelkenbaum
Român Gewürznelke; Nelke; Gewürznelkenbaum
Русский Gewürznelke; Nelke; Gewürznelkenbaum
Български Gewürznelke; Nelke; Gewürznelkenbaum
EESTI Gewürznelke; Nelke; Gewürznelkenbaum
日本語 Gewürznelke; Nelke; Gewürznelkenbaum
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Moluccas; Java [I]; Laos [I]; Thailand [I]; Cambodia [I]; Vietnam [I]; tropical Africa [I]; Zanzibar [I]; Somalia [I]; Mozambique [I]; São Tomé [I]; Fiji [I]; Fed. States of Micronesia [I] (Yap [I], Pohnpei [I]); Palau [I]; Mauritius [I]; La Réunion [I]; Guadeloupe [I]; Martinique [I]; St. Vincent [I]; Cayman Isl. [c]; Cuba [c]; Hispaniola [c]; Andaman Isl. [I]; Nicobar Isl. [I]; Myanmar [I]; Sri Lanka [I]; Nepal [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I]; Honduras [I]
[I] = Introduced
[c] = Commercially cultivated

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Myrtales
Family Myrtaceae
Genus Syzygium
Species aromaticum
Author citation (L.) Merr. & Perry
Scientific name Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Clove tree

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Clove tree

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Clove tree

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson