Syzygium fibrosum

Botanical Description

Syzygium fibrosum is an evergreen tree with a neat, rounded crown; it usually grows 6 - 10 metres tall, occasionally to 15 metres. The bole can be up to 30cm in diameter[ 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. , 694 Title Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6 Publication Author Nicholson N. & H. Publisher Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales. Year 2007 ISBN 9-78095894-3628 Description Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph. , 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. This species has excellent potential as an ornamental, and is slowly gaining a place in horticulture. The new leaf growth, especially when growing in a sunny position, is a bright, purplish red, whilst selected forms produce masses of cream to yellow or brownish flowers, which attract birds, and are followed by bright pink or red fruits in profusion[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].