Syzygium fibrosum

taxobox
name = "Syzygium fibrosum"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Myrtaceae
genus = "Syzygium"
species = "S. fibrosum"
binomial = "Syzygium fibrosum"
binomial_authority = |

"Syzygium fribrosum" is a rainforest tree native to monsoon forests of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia.

Leaves are opposite, smooth, leathery, elliptic, 5.5-11 cm long and 3.5-55 cm wide. The fowers are cream with numerous stamens. The pink or red fruit has a flattened globular shape and are about 2 cm wide, containing a singular seed. [Brock, J., "Top End Native Plants", 1988. ISBN 0-7316-0859-3]

Uses

The tree is cultivated to a limited extent for its sour fruit, which are used in jams and confectionary.

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