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Syzygium kajewskii

Guillaumin

Myrtaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A large tree. The trunk is 60 cm across. The flowers are small and white. The fruit are round and about 1 cm across. They are black when ripe.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded up to 600 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Pacific, Vanuatu,

Also Known As

Edmo thee

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

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