Syzygium forrestii Merr. & L.M.Perry

Species

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Characteristics

Trees, 8-15 m tall. Branchlets blackish brown when dry, ca. 2 mm thick, compressed or slightly angled. Petiole 1.2-1.8 cm; leaf blade elliptic, 6-11 × 2.5-4 cm, leathery, adaxially glands sparse, secondary veins numerous, 1.5-5 mm apart, and abaxially slightly raised, intramarginal veins 0.5-1 mm from margin, base cuneate, apex acuminate and with a ca. 1.5 cm obtuse cusp. Inflorescences axillary or in leaf axils apically on branches, paniculate cymes, 3-8 cm, numerous-flowered; secondary peduncles 0.5-3 cm. Flower buds subsessile, ca. 5 × 3.5 mm, basally abruptly contracted into a short thick stipe, apex globose. Calyx lobes inconspicuous. Petals distinct or coherent. Stamens ca. 6 mm; anthers elliptic, ca. 0.6 mm, apically with glandular protuberances. Fruit ellipsoid-ovoid, ca. 8 × 6 mm. Fl. Oct-Nov, fr. Dec-Jan.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 8.0 - 15.0
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Distribution

Syzygium forrestii world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Syzygium forrestii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:601697-1
WFO ID wfo-0000318649
COL ID 5463J
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Synonyms

Syzygium forrestii