Syzygium gustavioides (F.M.Bailey) B.Hyland

Species

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Characteristics

A tree up to 15 m tall. It can grow to 40 m tall. It has a round spreading crown of leaves. The bark is flaky. The leaves are simple and thick and leathery. They are elongated and 15 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. They are dark green above and paler underneath. Young leaves are brilliant purplish-red. The flowers are small and cream coloured. They occur in loose clusters near the ends of branches. The fruit are hard and about 6 cm across but they can be larger. They are green or dull brown. The fruit have a sunken crown at the top and this can vary considerably in size. The fruit have one seed inside.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 35.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical species. It occurs in rainforests in northeast Queensland in Australia. Young plants need some shade protection. Trees need plenty of water. Trees grow in both the lowland and highland rainforest. In tropical Queensland it grows from sea level to 1200 m altitude.
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Found in primary rainforests on a variety of sites at elevations from sea level to 1,200 metres.
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Usage

Uses material timber wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

It is grown from fresh seed.
Mode seedlings
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Optimum temperature (C°) 28 - 32
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Distribution

Syzygium gustavioides world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:913381-1
WFO ID wfo-0000318741
COL ID 54663
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Synonyms

Syzygium gustavioides Cleistocalyx gustavioides Eugenia gustavioides