Syzygium corynocarpum (A.Gray) Müll.Berol.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Syzygium

Characteristics

A tree. It often has a spreading crown. It grows 18 m high. The flowering branches are pink. The flowers have pink petals and greenish-yellow filaments. The fruit become dark red or purple at maturity.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 18.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. In Fiji it grows from sea level to 900 m altitude. It grows in dense forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Boil (unspecified), Dermatitis (unspecified), Filariasis (unspecified), Scrotum (unspecified), Sore(Throat) (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Tetanus (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Collyrium (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Breast (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified)
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Images

Leaf

Syzygium corynocarpum leaf picture by Yves Burckel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Syzygium corynocarpum world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Fiji, Niue, Tonga, Wallis and Futuna, and Samoa

Conservation status

Syzygium corynocarpum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:601590-1
WFO ID wfo-0000318507
COL ID 545X8
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INPN ID 822788
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Synonyms

Syzygium corynocarpum Eugenia corynocarpa