Syzygium balsameum

(Wight) Wall ex Walp.

Tram

Myrtaceae Edible: Fruit 3 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A shrub or tree. It grows 12 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oval and 10-20 cm long by 4-9 cm wide. They are leathery. The base is wedge shaped. The flowers are on leafless branches. The flowering shoots are 2-7 cm long. The fruit are round and red. They are 5-6 mm across. They have one seed.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in open or dense forests between 500-1,300 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indochina, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,

Production

In southern China it flowers November to December and fruits from January to February.

Synonyms

Eugenia balsamea Wight

Also Known As

Buti jam, Ye-thabye-thein

References (2)

McElwee, P. D., 2010, Resource Use Among Rural Agricultural Households Near Protected Area in Vietnam: The Social Costs of Conservation and Implications for Enforcement. Environmental Management 45:113-131 (As Syzygium balsamineum)
Pasha, M. K. & Uddin, S. B., 2019, Minor Edible Fruits of Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 26(2): 299–313