Syzygium fluviatile (Hemsl.) Merr. & L.M.Perry

Species

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Characteristics

Shrubs, 1-3 m tall. Branchlets brown when dry, terete. Petiole ca. 2 mm; leaf blade linear-lanceolate, 3-8 × 0.7-1.4 cm, leathery, abaxially yellowish brown when dry, adaxially dark brown and not glossy when dry, abaxially with numerous small raised glands, adaxially with numerous impressed glands, secondary veins numerous, 1.5-2 mm apart, at an angle of ca. 40° from midvein, abaxially slightly raised, and adaxially inconspicuous, intramarginal veins ca. 0.3 mm from margin, base gradually narrowed, apex obtuse to slightly rounded. Inflorescences axillary, cymes, 1-2 cm. Flower buds obovoid, ca. 4 mm. Hypanthium obconic, ca. 3.5 mm. Calyx lobes 4, very short. Petals white or purple, distinct, rounded, ca. 4 mm. Stamens 4-5 mm. Style as long as stamens. Fruit black when ripe, globose, 6-7 mm in diam. Fl. Apr-Jul, fr. Sep-Dec.
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A shrub. It grows 1-3 m tall. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped. They are 3-8 cm long by 0.7-1.4 cm wide. The flowers are white or purple. The fruit are round and black when ripe. They are 6-7 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 3.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten raw.
Uses food
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Syzygium fluviatile world distribution map, present in China and Lao People's Democratic Republic

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:601692-1
WFO ID wfo-0000318644
COL ID 5463C
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Synonyms

Syzygium fluviatile Eugenia fluviatilis