Myrtaceae FAMILY

Syzygium gonatanthum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Syzygium gonatanthum is a shrub or a tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall, but is often smaller. The cylindrical, usually straight bole can be free of branches for up to 20 metres, up to 60cm in diameter and is free of buttresses[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood, which is traded[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.

HabitatA canopy or sub-canopy tree in lowland and foothill rain forests at elevations up to 1,400 metres[ 911 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 54 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Massachusets Year 1973 ISBN 0004-2625 Description A botanical magazine, it includes a provisional key and enumeration of the genus Syzygium in New Guinea. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].