Syzygium lineatum

Description

A tree. It grows to 25 m high. The trunk is 35 cm across. There are buttresses 70 cm high. The dark is grey brown. It is smooth and slightly scaly. The leaves are oval or sword shaped and 5-11 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They are broadest in the middle. They taper to the tip. The edges can be wavy. The base tapers narrowly. There are 16-25 pairs of secondary veins. The flowering stalks are both in the axils of upper leaves and at the ends. They are 2-10 cm long. The flowering stalk is 2 cm long. The flowers are white or pale yellow. They occur in 3's. The fruits are white. They are oval and 10-13 mm long by 10 mm wide. There are calyx lobes in a ring at the tip. The outer layer is pith, sweet and has a smell.

Edible Uses

Fruit. The pulp is eaten. The fruit is a berry with thick and fleshy, spongy, leathery or brittle rind, oblong-ovoid or ellipsoid, up to 13 mm long.

Traditional Uses

The young shoots are eaten. The ripe fruit are sometimes eaten.

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Medicinal Uses

The roots and young shoots are used in local medicine.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in lowland forests and in peat swamp. It is often along streams. In Indonesia it grows up to 1,100 m altitude.

Where It Grows

Asia, Brunei, Cambodia, Central America, China, Cuba, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, SE Asia*, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, West Indies,

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe.

Other Uses

The bark is a source of tannins. The wood is used for tool handles and the construction of houses. We do not have any more specific information for the wood of this species, but the various species of Syzygium tend to have somewhat similar timber. The general description of syzygium timber is as follows:- The heartwood is a golden brown, greyish brown or brown, with pink or purplish glints; it is not clearly demarcated from the 1 - 4cm wide band of sapwood. The texture is fine; the grain slightly interlocked, sometimes wavy or irregular; there are resin deposits. The wood is heavy; moderately hard; somewhat durable, being moderately resistant to fungi and termites, but susceptible to dry wood borers. It seasons slowly, with a high risk of checking and distortion; once dry it is moderately stable in service. It works well with ordinary tools, nailing and screwing are good so long as the wood is pre-bored; gluing is correct. The wood is used for musical instruments, tool handles, furniture components, ship building, heavy carpentry, flooring, joinery etc.

Synonyms

Also Known As

Chang hua pu tao, Kayu udang, Kitamaga, Manting, Nagasaren, Pohon jambu gelam tikus, Pring phnom Thabye

References (9)

• Ariyanti, E. E., et al, 2012, Distribution of Syzygium spp. (Klampok) in some areas of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java. Proc. Soc Indon Biodiv. Intl Conf. Vol 1 pp 135-142 July 2012
• Argent, G et al, nd, Manual of the Larger and More important non Dipterocarp Trees of Central Kalimantan Indonesia. Volume 2 Forest Research Institute, Samarinda, Indonesia. p 472
• Cengel, D. J. & Dany, C., (Eds), 2016, Integrating Forest Biodiversity Resource Management and Sustainable Community Livelihood Development in the Preah Vihear Protected Forest. International Tropical Timber Organization p 119
• Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 299 (As Eugenia lineata)
• J. Arnold Arbor. 19:109. 1938

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