Myrtaceae FAMILY

Syzygium gustavioides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree

Growth—

A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 900 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 28 - 32°c, but can tolerate 13 - 38°c^[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,400 - 3,800mm, but tolerates 1,200 - 4,000mm^[1]. Prefers a sunny position, tolerating some shade^[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5.5 - 7, tolerating 4.5 - 8^[1].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Syzygium+gustavioides>

Pollinators

Bees, Insects

References

[1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
[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.
[PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎