Syzygium dansiei B.Hyland

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Syzygium

Characteristics

A tree up to 30 m tall. The leaves are simple and 5-6 cm long. The vein around the edge of the leaf can just be seen on the upper surface but is more visible underneath the leaf. The fruit is 2.5-3 cm across. They hang singly or in bunches either in the angles where leaves join or at the end of branches. The fruit is bright purple when ripe. It has a crown at the end of the fruit. The fruit has one seed inside. The seed is 1.5-2 cm long. The fruit is edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) 0.03 - 0.03
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It occurs in the highland rainforest in northeast Queensland in Australia. It grows between 950-1200 m altitude. Mt Cootha Botanical Gardens.
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Well developed mountain rain forest on soils derived from granite; at elevations from 950-1,200 metres.
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Usage

The fruit is eaten.
Uses timber wood
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Syzygium dansiei world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:903171-1
WFO ID wfo-0000318549
COL ID 545YF
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Synonyms

Syzygium dansiei