Myrtaceae FAMILY

Syzygium sayeri

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Syzygium sayeri is an evergreen tree that can range in height from 10 - 35 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole is usually up to 60cm in diameter, occasionally to 150cm, it can be free of branches for more than half the tree's height, with buttresses at the base[ 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. , 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. This species produces millable logs and the timber is sometimes marketed in Australia as 'Pink Satinash'[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea, northern Australia.

HabitatWell developed rain forest on a variety of sites at elevations up to 800 metres. It is frequently found along creeks and watercourses but is not restricted to that habitat[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].