Myrtaceae FAMILY

Syzygium flosculiferum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Syzygium flosculiferum is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 45 metres tall. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. The timber is of minor commercial importance, traded with other Syzygium species as 'kelat'.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Nicobar Islands, Malaysia.

HabitatA canopy tree in lowland and lower hill forests, usually in areas at the primary stage of succession, at an elevation from 30 - 300 metres[ 384 Title Strategies for the Sustaibable Use and Management of Timber Trees - SE Asia. Publication Author Website http://www.unep-wcmc.org/forest/timber/workshops/pdf/SEAsia_2007_V2.pdf Publisher UNEP; Cambridge, UK. Year 2007 ISBN Description A draft document in PDF format, available on the Internet. It gives brief details on habitat, uses etc of over 100 species of trees from SE Aia. ].