Myrtaceae FAMILY
Syzygium pergamaceum
Syzygium pergamaceum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Syzygium pergamaceum is a tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 5 metres, up to 30cm 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.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.
HabitatA sub-canopy tree in dense primary rain forest and the more open secondary formations, in lowlands and foothills at elevations up to 1,150 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. ].