Syzygium angkae (Craib) Chantar. & J. Parn., Kew Bull. 48 (3): 592. 1993. Eugenia angkae Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 115. 1929. Type. Thailand, Doi Inthanon (Doi Angka), 30 April 1921, Kerr 5287 (lectotype, designated by Chantaranothai and Parnell 1994, p. 35: BK; isolectotypes: BM, K, TCD). Distribution. Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and China (Yunnan province, Menghai county, Xiding country, Mt. Dahei, Hesong, 2 May 2011, Li-Jianwu 625 (HITBC no. 136852, QBG no. 64320, fruiting specimen). Ecology. In evergreen broad-leaf forest, ca. 1,960 m alt. Notes. Syzygium angkae is characterized by having axillary or terminal inflorescences ca. 2 cm long and numerous secondary veins. It is found on mountains at an altitude of at least 1,500 m or more. The unidentified fruiting specimen at QBG belongs to S. angkae. The distribution of the species was mainly in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam; it is now extended to China.

Published as part of Chantaranothai, Pranom, 2024, Notes on the genus Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, China and Taiwan, pp. 151-161 in PhytoKeys 244 on pages 151-161, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.244.118657