Myrtaceae FAMILY
Syzygium phaeostictum
Syzygium phaeostictum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Syzygium phaeostictum is a tree usually growing up to 30 metres tall, occasionally to 40 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 18 metres, up to 40cm in diameter, and is without buttresses[ 388 Title Guide to the Trees of Papua New Guinea Publication Author Conn. B.J. & Damas. K.Q. Website http://www.pngplants.org/PNGtrees/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site giving good descriptions of the trees of Papua New Guinea. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.
HabitatA canopty or sub-canopy tree in foothill and lower montane forests at elevations from 1,140 - 1,650 metres[ 911 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 54 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Massachusets Year 1973 ISBN 0004-2625 Description A botanical magazine, it includes a provisional key and enumeration of the genus Syzygium in New Guinea. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].