Eugenia aromatica
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Eugenia aromatica, Baill., not Berg (Caryophyllus aromdticus, Linn. E. caryophyllata, Thunb. Jambosa Caryophyllus, Ndz.). Clove Tree. Lvs. ovate-oblong, acute, strongly tapering to the conspicuous petiole, 2-5 in. long, coriaceous, dotted; lateral veins numerous, parallel, the cross-veinlets obscure: fls. in terminal trichotomous cymes, pale purple, only ¼ in. across. Moluccas.—Widely cult, in the tropics. Apparently not suited to even the warmer parts of U. S. The fls. are the cloves of commerce. See Cloves
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- REDIRECT Syzygium aromaticum