Syzygium canicortex B.Hyland

Species

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Characteristics

A tree that grows up to 35 m tall. The leaves are simple and 1-6 cm long. They are smooth and have a vein around the edge of the leaf. The leaves have visible oil dots. The fruit are 0.6-1.2 cm across. They hang singly or in bunches either in the angles of leaves or from the ends of branches. The fruit is edible Inside the fruit there is one seed. The seed is 0.2-0.3 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 30.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest in north east Queensland in Australia. It grows from the foothills to the highlands. It grows between 80-1500 m altitude.
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Well developed rain forest on a variety of sites, but often on poorer, granitic soils; at elevations from 80-1,400 metres.
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Usage

The fruit is eaten.
Uses timber wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Syzygium canicortex world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:903170-1
WFO ID wfo-0000318395
COL ID 7BBMV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Syzygium canicortex