Myrtaceae FAMILY

Syzygium lineatum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Syzygium lineatum is an evergreen, sub-canopy tree growing up to 30 metres tall[ 359 Title Trees of Sungai Wain Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Sungaiwain/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with factsheets on almost 1,000 species of forest trees growing at Sungai Wain in Indonesia. Each factsheet has good quality pictures plus basic information on the ecology and uses of the plants. ]. The straight bole is occasionally stilt-rooted, it can be 40 - 60cm in diameter[ 701 Title Asean Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp Publisher Year ISBN Description Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of tannins and timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatDisturbed forests and regrowth, also in undisturbed swamp, keranga, mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests at elevations to 2,000 metres[ 359 Title Trees of Sungai Wain Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Sungaiwain/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with factsheets on almost 1,000 species of forest trees growing at Sungai Wain in Indonesia. Each factsheet has good quality pictures plus basic information on the ecology and uses of the plants. ]. Usually on alluvial, swampy sites by rivers and streams, also on hillsides and ridges[ 359 Title Trees of Sungai Wain Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Sungaiwain/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with factsheets on almost 1,000 species of forest trees growing at Sungai Wain in Indonesia. Each factsheet has good quality pictures plus basic information on the ecology and uses of the plants. ].