Syzygium xerampelinum
B. Hyland
Mulgrave satinash
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Summary
Source: WikipediaSyzygium xerampelinum, known as the Mulgrave satinash, is a rare rainforest tree of tropical Queensland, Australia. The bark and fruit are similar to the often cultivated magenta cherry.
Description
A shrub or small tree. The leaves are simple and 11 cm long by 8 cm wide. The fruit is 11-18 mm across. They occur singly or in bunches. They can occur in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. There is one (or occasionally 2) seed inside. The seed is 11 mm across and when cut is dark blue-purple. The flesh of the fruit is edible.
Edible Uses
The flesh of the fruit is edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It occurs in the rainforest in north east Queensland in Australia. It grows from sea level to 540 m altitude. In the Cairns Botanical Gardens. In Townsville palmetum.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
References (4)
- Cooper W & Cooper W T, 1994, Fruits of the Rain Forest. RD Press p 280
- Cooper, W. and Cooper, W., 2004, Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Nokomis Editions, Victoria, Australia. p 370
- JSTOR Global Plants edible
- Townsend, K., 1994, Across the Top. Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics. Society for Growing Australian Plants, Townsville Branch Inc. p 352
