Myrtaceae FAMILY
Syzygium rowlandii
Syzygium rowlandii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Syzygium rowlandii is an evergreen shrub or tree growing up to 20 metres tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood and dyestuff.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeTropical Africa - Sierra Leone to Cameroon, DR Congo, Rwanda and Angola.
HabitatForests, often near water and in swamp forest, usually at elevations of 500 - 2,000 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. In the Bahuzi-Biéga montane forest in eastern DR Congo it is characteristic of montane rainforest at elevations above 2,300 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].