Eugenia reinwardtiana

Eugenia reinwardtiana
Eugenia reinwardtiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eugenia
Species: E. reinwardtiana
Binomial name
Eugenia reinwardtiana
(Blume) DC.
Synonyms

Eugenia carissoides F.Muell.
Myrtus reinwardtiana Blume[1]

Eugenia reinwardtiana is a shrub to small tree native to rainforests in northern Queensland, Australia, Indonesia,[1] and the Pacific Islands. Common names include Cedar Bay Cherry, Mountain Stopper,[2] and Nioi (Hawaii).[3] They are typically 2 to 6 m (6.6 to 20 ft) in height.[4]

The tree is particularly prevalent around the Cedar Bay National Park and the edible fruit was especially popular with the hippies who lived there in the 1970s.

Uses

The tree is cultivated to a limited extent for its edible sweetish fruit that is often eaten out-of-hand, used to flavour drinks and candies, or as a preserve. The fruit is a source of antioxidants.[5]

The tree is well-suited to amenity horticulture in the tropics, and is grown in the median strips in Cairns. It is readily propagated from fresh seed.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Taxon: Eugenia reinwardtiana (Blume) DC.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-03-26. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?452507. Retrieved 2009-11-10. 
  2. ^ "Eugenia reinwardtiana (Blume) DC.". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=EURE7. Retrieved 2009-11-10. 
  3. ^ "nioi". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/resultsdetailed.asp?search=nioi. Retrieved 2009-11-10. 
  4. ^ a b Wrigley, J.W., Fagg, M., Australian Native Plants, Collins, 1986, ISBN 0002165759
  5. ^ Sullivan, Rachel. "Rainforest Fruit Power". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2009/04/30/2557398.htm. 

External links

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