Myrtaceae FAMILY
Syzygium alatum
Syzygium alatum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Syzygium alatum can be a shrub up to 2.5 metres tall or a tree that can reach up to 20 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 30cm in diameter, free of branches for up to 10 metres and 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 harvested from the wild for its wood, which is occasionally traded.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.
HabitatA sub-canopy tree or shrub in upper montane rain forests and cloud forests, at elevations from 2,700 - 3,560 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. ].