Syzygium calubcob (C.B.Rob.) Merr.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Syzygium

Characteristics

A shrub or large tree. It grows 10 m tall but can grow to 25 m tall. The trunk can be 30-90 cm across. The leaves are in a few opposite pairs. They are papery and oblong. They are pointed at the tip and heart shaped at the base. The leaves are 7-23 cm long by 2-10 cm wide. They are borne on swollen fruit stalks. The flowers are white and in compound flower arrangements. with a few to many flowers. The fruit are round and 3-5 cm across. They have a large flat case around the bud and a yellow skin.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 12.5
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A tropical plant. They are very common and widely distributed in areas of shrub at low and medium altitudes in the Philippines.
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Thickets and forests at low and medium elevations.
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Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses food timber wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:601496-1
WFO ID wfo-0000318383
COL ID 545TH
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Synonyms

Eugenia calubcob Syzygium calubcob