Myrtaceae FAMILY

Syzygium masukuense

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Syzygium masukuense is an evergreen shrub or small tree, often with a wide, spreading crown; it can grow from 1.5 - 25 metres tall[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. , 610 Title Flora of Tropical East Africa Publication Author Beentje H.J. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=396814 Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 2002 ISBN Description Available on-line, a modern flora of East Africa. ]. The edible fruit is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Tanzania, Malawi. Mozambique, Zimbabwe.

HabitatExposed, rocky ridges, where it is no more than a stunted shrub, or on well-drained slopes in the upper limits of montane forest[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].