Skip to main content

Syzygium gracilipes

(A. Gray) Merr. & L. M. Perry

Myrtaceae Edible: Fruit

gbif· cc-by

GBIF

gbif· cc-by-nc

SDSU - Vascular Plants of the San Diego State University Herbarium (SDSU-SDSU)

gbif· cc-by

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Description

A tropical tree in the family Myrtaceae with edible fruit.

This description is brief — help expand it

Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Pacific, Vanuatu,

Synonyms

Eugenia gracilipes A. GrayEugenia vitiensis TyrrillJambosa gracilipes (A. Gray) Mull.Stuttg.Syzygium vitiense (Turrill) Merr. & L. M. Perry

References (1)

  • Lebot, V. & Sam, C., Green desert or ‘all you can eat’? How diverse and edible was the flora of Vanuatu before human introductions?. Terra australis 52 p 409

More from Myrtaceae