Syzygium hemilamprum
Myrtaceae FAMILY

Syzygium hemilamprum

Syzygium hemilamprum

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Syzygium hemilamprum is an evergreen tree with a dense crown; it usually grows 5 - 15 metres tall, though some old specimens up to 35 metres have been recorded. The bole is sometimes small and poorly formed, but can be quite large when the tree grows in protected situations; in older trees it can be heavily buttressed[ 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. , 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of wood. It produces millable logs and the timber is marketed in Australia as Blush Satinash[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea, Australia in Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales.
HabitatWell developed lowland, upland and mountain rain forest; at elevations up to 1,550 metres[ 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. ].