Syzygium bullockii (Hance) Merr. & L.M.Perry

Species

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Characteristics

Shrubs to trees, to 5 m tall. Branchlets grayish white when dry, slightly compressed. Leaves very shortly petiolate to nearly sessile; leaf blade elliptic to ovate-oblong, 4-12 × 2.5-5.5 cm, leathery, abaxially slightly pale when dry, adaxially dark brown and glossy when dry, secondary veins numerous and at an angle of ca. 70° from midvein, intramarginal veins 1-2 mm from margin, base rounded to slightly cordate, apex acuminate and with an obtuse acumen. Inflorescences terminal, paniculate cymes, 2-4 cm, many-flowered, branched; peduncle less than 1 cm. Hypanthium obconic, ca. 4 mm. Calyx lobes wavy. Petals white, coherent. Filaments distinct, 4-6 mm. Style as long as stamens. Fruit red to black, ellipsoid, ca. 10 × 8 mm. Fl. Mar-Aug(-Oct).
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A shrub or tree. It grows 5 m tall. The leaves are oval to oblong and 4-12 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. They are pale underneath. The flowers are at the ends of branches with many flowers in a group. The flowers are white. The fruit are red to black and oval. They are 10 mm long by 8 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in Hainan in China. It grows in scrub at seaside and between 100-300 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
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Images

Syzygium bullockii unspecified picture

Distribution

Syzygium bullockii world distribution map, present in China, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:601486-1
WFO ID wfo-0000318363
COL ID 545SY
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Synonyms

Syzygium bullockii Syzygium finetii Eugenia finetii Eugenia bullockii