Syzygium resa (B.Hyland) Craven & Biffin

Species

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Characteristics

A tree that grows up to 18-40 m tall. The bark is flaky. The leaves are simple and 5-11 cm long. The edges of the leaves are wavy and with rounded teeth. There are many oil dots visible. The leaves are glossy green but paler underneath. They are 11 cm long by 5 cm wide. The flowers are small and white in clusters at the ends of branches. The fruit are 1-1.5 cm across. They hang in bunches towards the ends of branches. There is one seed inside and it is 0.9-1.3 cm across. The flesh of the fruit is edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.01 - 0.01
Mature height (meter) 18.0 - 40.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It occurs naturally in the foothills of the rainforest in Northeast Queensland, Australia. It grows between 200-1550 m altitude.
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Well developed rain forest on a variety of sites but is more common in upland and mountain rain forest; at elevations from 200-1,300 metres.
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Usage

The fruit are eaten.
Uses timber wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from fresh seed.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Syzygium resa world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77072420-1
WFO ID wfo-0000806612
COL ID 546PV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Acmena resa Syzygium resa