Myrtaceae FAMILY
Syzygium fibrosum
Syzygium fibrosum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
GrowthMedium
Plants are able to tolerate light frosts[1]. Succeeds in full sun and in moderate shade[1]. Requires a well-drained, humus-rich soil[2]. Plants have a moderate rate of growth[1].
Propagation
Seed - many fruits are seedless. Fresh, peeled seed can germinate in 1 - 2 months[1]. Cuttings are slow to root[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Syzygium+fibrosum>
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]Food Plants of Papua New Guinea — French. B.R. · Author. · 2006 ↩︎Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants.
- [3]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.