Syzygium masukuense (Baker) R.E.Fr.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Syzygium

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 15 m tall. The bark is dark grey and scaly. The young stems are angular or winged. The leaves are simple and opposite. The leaf blades are 5-11 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. They are sword shaped and rounded or heart shaped at the base and taper to the tip. The flowers are white and occur as many in groups at the ends of branches or in the axils of leaves. The fruit is oval and fleshy. It is purple.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.5
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
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Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Exposed, rocky ridges, where it is no more than a stunted shrub, or on well-drained slopes in the upper limits of montane forest.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in mountain forests. It grows between 1,700-2,500 m above sea level. It can be in dry areas.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten.
Uses food gene source
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Syzygium masukuense world distribution map, present in Malawi, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Syzygium masukuense threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50880638-1
WFO ID wfo-0000318973
COL ID 546DH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Syzygium masukuense Eugenia masukuensis Syzygium masukuense subsp. masukuense