Syzygium zeylanicum (L.) Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Syzygium

Characteristics

Trees, to 12 m tall. Branchlets yellowish brown when dry, terete; old branches grayish brown. Petiole 4-7 mm; leaf blade thinly long ovate to ovate-oblong, 8-10.5 × 3-4.5 cm, leathery, abaxially yellowish brown when dry, adaxially olive green and glossy when dry, secondary veins numerous, 2-3 mm apart, at an angle of 80°-85° from midvein, abaxially slightly raised, and adaxially conspicuous, intramarginal veins ca. 1 mm from margin, base rounded to obtuse, apex acuminate to caudate-acuminate and with a 1-1.5 cm cusp. Inflorescences terminal or subterminal, paniculate cymes, 2-4 cm; peduncle slender. Flower buds clavate, ca. 7 mm. Hypanthium 5-6 mm. Calyx lobes 4 or 5, reniform rounded, ca. 1 mm. Petals pale yellow, distinct, obovate, 3-4 mm. Stamens longer than petals. Fruit white, globose, 5-6 × ca. 7 mm. Fl. Apr-Jul, fr. Nov.
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A small tree. It grows 7-12 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oval. They are 5-11 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. They are leathery. The flowers are in groups near the ends of branches. The petals are pale yellow. The fruit are round and white. They are 5-6 mm wide. There is one seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 12.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forests or woodland margins in southern China. Peat swamps, mixed deciduous and evergreen forests at elevations up to 75 metres in Thailand.
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A tropical plant. It grows in clearings and especially close to the coast.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The young leaves are eaten. The fruit are eaten.
Uses dye food material medicinal timber wood
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Rheumatism (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
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Images

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Distribution

Syzygium zeylanicum world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, China, Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Syzygium zeylanicum threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:602424-1
WFO ID wfo-0000319677
COL ID 5473B
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Myrtus zeylanica Syzygium bellutta Syzygium spicatum Acmena parviflora Jambosa bracteata Syzygium zeylanicum Acmena zeylanica Syzygium coarctatum Calyptranthes malabarica Caryophyllus rugosus Eugenia longicauda Eugenia macrorhyncha Eugenia spicata Eugenia tenuiramis Syzygium lineare Eugenia goudotiana Eugenia varians Eugenia glandulifera Eugenia linearis Eugenia zeylanica Syzygium myrtifolium Syzygium lineare Syzygium zeylanicum var. ellipticum Syzygium zeylanicum var. lineare Syzygium zeylanicum var. magamalayanum Eugenia egensis var. tenuiramis Eugenia spicata var. cordata Jambosa glandulifera Jambosa koenigii Syzygium aqueum var. lineare