Myrtaceae FAMILY

Syzygium furfuraceum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Syzygium furfuraceum is a tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 25 metres, 40 - 60cm in diameter, and with 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 its wood, which is 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 to the Bismarck Archipelago.

HabitatA canopy or sub-canopy tree in lowland, foothill and montane rain forests at elevations to 2,200 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. ].