Myrtaceae FAMILY

Syzygium suborbiculare

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree

Growth—

A plant of the lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 220 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 24 - 38°c, but can tolerate 12 - 44°c^[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 900 - 1,600mm, but tolerates 600 - 1,800mm^[1]. Prefers a sunny position, tolerating light shade^[1]. Prefers a light, well-drained soil, tolerating low fertility^[1]. Tolerates salt-laden winds^{[2, 3]}. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 6, tolerating 4.5 - 6.5^[1]. Established plants are fairly drought tolerant, though lose most of their leaves^{[2, 3]}. Plants can tolerate fire because they produce a lignotuber under the ground from which they can regrow^[3]. Plants can produce fruit during any month but they tend to fruit mainly during the wet season. The quality of the fruit varies between trees^[3].

Propagation

Seed - it has a short viability and needs to be sown when fresh. It germinates well and grows quickly^[3]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Syzygium+suborbiculare>

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]Trade Winds Fruit — http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm ↩︎The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals.
[3]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.
[4]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.