Myrtaceae FAMILY
Syzygium puberulum
Syzygium puberulum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
GrowthSlow
Grows best in a partially shaded position, also succeeding in quite dense shade[1]. Prefers a moist, fertile soil[1]. A rather slow-growing plant[1]. The tree can be coppiced[1].
Propagation
Seed - fresh, viable seed can germinate within a few weeks[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Syzygium+puberulum>
Pollinators
Bees, Insects
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]Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 54 — Harvard University; Massachusets · 1973 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org · ISBN 0004-2625 ↩︎A botanical magazine, it includes a provisional key and enumeration of the genus Syzygium in New Guinea. It can be downloaded from the Internet.