Syzygium pluviatile T.G.Hartley & L.M.Perry

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Syzygium

Characteristics

A large tree. It grows 40 m tall. The trunk can be 40 m across. The trunk is straight for 15 m. The bark is smooth and red, or brown. The leaves are in pairs or opposite on small branches. The leaves are widest near the middle. They are 9-11 cm long by 6-8 cm wide. The flowers are near the ends of the branches. The fruit are red and fleshy. There is one seed.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 36.0
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Environment

A canopy tree, occasionally emergent, in dense, lowland rain forest, sometimes subject to seasonal inundation and sometimes on well-drained limestone ridges, at elevations up to 100 metres.
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A tropical plant. It grows in rainforest and on coral limestone ridges. It occurs at about 100 m above sea level.
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Usage

Uses fuel material timber wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Syzygium pluviatile world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:602092-1
WFO ID wfo-0000319221
COL ID 546LZ
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Synonyms

Syzygium pluviatile