Myrtaceae FAMILY
Syzygium canicortex
Syzygium canicortex
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
GrowthSlow
A plant of the moist tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,400 metres, it is also suitable for growing in subtropical gardens[1]. When grown in full sun, young plants form compact, globular shrubs with foliage right to the ground[1]. Requires a well-drained soil rich in organic matter[1]. A slow-growing tree[1].
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe, it takes some months to germinate[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Syzygium+canicortex>
Pollinators
Bees, Butterflies, Flies
References
- [1]Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6 — Nicholson N. & H. · Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales. · 2007 · ISBN 9-78095894-3628 ↩︎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.
- [2]Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants — http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html ↩︎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.
- [3]Tropix 7 — CIRAD · http://tropix.cirad.fr/en ↩︎An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.