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Syzygium sharonae

B. Hyland

Myrtaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A tropical shrub or small tree in the Myrtaceae family, producing large round fruit 6–7 cm across with a single seed.

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Edible Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. Not particularly palatable. The globular fruit is about 60 - 70mm in diameter, containing a single seed about 30mm in diameter.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten raw or cooked.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Australia,

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe.

References (1)

  • Ferns, Useful tropical Plants.

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