Myrtaceae FAMILY

Syncarpia glomulifera

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Syncarpia glomulifera is a tall tree, commonly growing 40 - 45 metres tall with occasional specimens up to 60 metres[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The straight bole has a thick, fibrous bark, it may reach a diameter of 100 - 150cm[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The tree produces a valuable and very durable timber, as well as an aromatic resin. It is cultivated as a timber crop in some areas and is also grown in areas such as southern India, Argentina and southern USA as a shade and ornamental tree[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Queensland.

HabitatThrives best in valleys, on flats and in basins in locations varying from coastal lowlands to mountains and tablelands[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. Often grows as an emergent near the margins of rainforest or in wet sclerophyll forest, often on heavier soils[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].