Syzygium canicortex
B. Hyland
Yellow satinash, Watergum
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Summary
Source: WikipediaSyzygium canicortex, commonly known as yellow satinash, is a tree in the family Myrtaceae native to Queensland, Australia, first described in 1983.
Description
A tree that grows up to 35 m tall. The leaves are simple and 1-6 cm long. They are smooth and have a vein around the edge of the leaf. The leaves have visible oil dots. The fruit are 0.6-1.2 cm across. They hang singly or in bunches either in the angles of leaves or from the ends of branches. The fruit is edible Inside the fruit there is one seed. The seed is 0.2-0.3 cm across.
Edible Uses
We have no specific information on edibility for the fruit of this species, though it is said to have a delightful taste. The red fruits have a succulent flesh; they are variable in shape, frequently pyriform, sometimes irregularly shaped to depressed globular, reaching about 6 - 9mm in diameter.
Traditional Uses
The fruit is eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest in north east Queensland in Australia. It grows from the foothills to the highlands. It grows between 80-1500 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe, it takes some months to germinate.
Other Uses
A useful structural timber. We do not have any more specific information for the wood of this species, but the various species of Syzygium tend to have somewhat similar timber. The general description of syzygium timber is as follows:- The heartwood is a golden brown, greyish brown or brown, with pink or purplish glints; it is not clearly demarcated from the 1 - 4cm wide band of sapwood. The texture is fine; the grain slightly interlocked, sometimes wavy or irregular; there are resin deposits. The wood is heavy; moderately hard; somewhat durable, being moderately resistant to fungi and termites, but susceptible to dry wood borers. It seasons slowly, with a high risk of checking and distortion; once dry it is moderately stable in service. It works well with ordinary tools, nailing and screwing are good so long as the wood is pre-bored; gluing is correct. The wood is used for musical instruments, tool handles, furniture components, ship building, heavy carpentry, flooring, joinery etc.
Production
The fruit is ripe April to January.
Synonyms
References (6)
- Cooper W & Cooper W T, 1994, Fruits of the Rain Forest. RD Press p 270
- Cooper, W. and Cooper, W., 2004, Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Nokomis Editions, Victoria, Australia. p 360
- Hibbert, M., 2002, The Aussie Plant Finder 2002, Florilegium. p 296
- Nicholson, N & H., 1996, Australian Rainforest Plants 3, Terania Rainforest Publishing. NSW. p 58
- Queensland Forest Service, 1991, Trees and Shrubs. Department of Primary Industries. p 115
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- Townsend, K., 1994, Across the Top. Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics. Society for Growing Australian Plants, Townsville Branch Inc. p 344
