Myrtaceae FAMILY

Syzygium subcorymbosum

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Syzygium subcorymbosum is a tree that usually grows up to 30 metres tall, but occasionally reaches 40 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 25 metres, up to 80cm in diameter, and with buttresses up to 3.5 metres high[ 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 local use as a source of wood. The wood is also sometimes 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, Bismarck Archipelago to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

HabitatAn emergent or canopy tree in lowland and foothill rain forests at elevations up to 300 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. ].