Syzygium corynanthum

Botanical Description

Syzygium corynanthum is an evergreen tree with an extremely dense crown; it usually grows up to 15 metres tall, though can occasionally reach 30 metres[ 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. This species produces millable logs and the timber has been marketed as Killarney Satinash for many years in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. A commonly cultivated ornamental tree in Australia, grown for shade and for the massed display of red fruits[ 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. ].