Myrtaceae FAMILY

Syzygium subalatum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Syzygium subalatum is a tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 15 metres, up to 30cm in diameter, and is free of 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a source of wood. The wood is also sometimes traded[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.

HabitatA sub-canopy tree in foothill and montane rain forests, at elevations from 210 - 3,200 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. ].