Myrtaceae FAMILY

Syzygium multipetalum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Syzygium multipetalum is an evergreen shrub or a tree with a dense, spreading crown, that can grow up to 25 metres tall but is usually smaller[ 538 Title Endemia.nc Publication Author Website http://www.endemia.nc/flore/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A web site focussing on the endemic flora and fauna of New Caledonia. , 621 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 07 Publication Author Sargent C.S.; Rehder A. (Editors) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University. Year 1926 ISBN Description Various articles on botany, including one on the woody plants of New Caledonia. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its good quality timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest Pacific - New Caledonia.

HabitatDense wet forests, gallery forests, along the sides of rivers and in maquis, generally on soils that are more or less eroded[ 538 Title Endemia.nc Publication Author Website http://www.endemia.nc/flore/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A web site focussing on the endemic flora and fauna of New Caledonia. ].