Syzygium macilwraithianum
B. Hyland
Macilwraith satinash
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tree. It grows up to 30 m tall. The leaves are simple and 4-7 cm long. They are smooth. There are 1 or 2 veins near the edge of the leaf. The flowers occur either singly or in clusters in the angles where leaves join or at the ends of branches. The fruit are 2-3 cm long and 3-4 cm across. The fruit is round and flattened and white. There is one seed in the fruit and the seed is 1-1.5 cm long by 2-2.5 cm across. The flesh of the fruit is edible.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest in northeast Queensland in Australia. It grows between 50-600 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Production
The fruit are ripe September to December.
References (2)
- Cooper W & Cooper W T, 1994, Fruits of the Rain Forest. RD Press p 274
- Cooper, W. and Cooper, W., 2004, Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Nokomis Editions, Victoria, Australia. p 365
