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Syzygium pulchellum

(Roxb.) Govaerts

Myrtaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A tropical tree in the Myrtaceae family with small greenish-white flowers.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

A tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, Indonesia, SE Asia,

Production

Flowers occur in March and April.

Synonyms

Eugenia pulchella Roxb.

References (1)

  • Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 300 (As Eugenia pulchella)

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