Common Name: Cedar Bay Cherry

General Information

Eugenia reinwardtiana is an evergreen large shrub or small tree growing from 2 - 5 metres tall[].
The edible fruit is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use. The plant is occasionally cultivated in home gardens in various parts of the tropics and subtropics[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southeast Asia - Indonesia, to northern Australia and the Pacific Islands.

Habitat

A small understory tree of the rainforest[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	4.00 m
Cultivation Status	Cultivated, Wild

Cultivation Details

Succeeds in the tropics and more or less frost-free areas in the subtropics. Plants can tolerate occasional low temperatures down to -1°c[].
Found in the wild on limestone soils[].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[]. The thin-skinned fruit has a thin, fleshy, slightly resinous pulp with a slightly sweet flavour surrounding a single seed[]. A juicy and flavourful pulp having a very pleasant, berry or grape-like flavour[]. It is used to flavour drinks, sweets, and preserves[]. The fruit is about 2cm long[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The wood is hard and makes excellent firewood[]. It is also used traditionally to make coconut husking stakes and was once used to make rice-pounding pestles[].

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe and before it dries out, though stored, dry seed will also germinate[]. Germination is slow[].

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