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Useful Tropical Plants

Syzygium hedraiophyllum

(F.Muell.) Craven & Biffin

Myrtaceae

+ Synonyms

Eugenia hedraiophylla F.Muell.

Waterhousea hedraiophylla (F.Muell.) B.Hyland

Common Name:

Syzygium hedraiophyllum
Illustration of the leaves, flowers and fruits
Photograph by: Unknown
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens
Syzygium hedraiophyllum Syzygium hedraiophyllum

General Information

Syzygium hedraiophyllum is a shrub or a tree tree
Although not generally regarded as a commercial species, trees are occasionally cut and the logs marketed in Australia as Gully Satinash[
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Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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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.
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Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Australia - northern Queensland.

Habitat

Well developed lowland and upland rain forest, often found near creeks and watercourses; at elevations up to 500 metres[
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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.
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Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitTree
Height0.00 m
PollinatorsBees, Butterflies, Flies
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

We have no specific information on edibility for the fruit of this species, but the fruits of many members of this genus are edible[
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Plants for a Future
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Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]. The globular, sometimes bilobed, fruit is about 5 - 7mm long and 8 - 9mm wide with a very thin layer of flesh covering a single seed that is almost the same size as the fruit[
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Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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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.
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Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The wood is a good structural timber[
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Title
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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Description
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.
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We do not have any more specific information for the wood of this species, but the various species of Syzygium tend to have somewhat similar timber. The general description of syzygium timber is as follows:-
The heartwood is a golden brown, greyish brown or brown, with pink or purplish glints; it is not clearly demarcated from the 1 - 4cm wide band of sapwood. The texture is fine; the grain slightly interlocked, sometimes wavy or irregular; there are resin deposits. The wood is heavy; moderately hard; somewhat durable, being moderately resistant to fungi and termites, but susceptible to dry wood borers. It seasons slowly, with a high risk of checking and distortion; once dry it is moderately stable in service. It works well with ordinary tools, nailing and screwing are good so long as the wood is pre-bored; gluing is correct. The wood is used for musical instruments, tool handles, furniture components, ship building, heavy carpentry, flooring, joinery etc[
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Tropix 7
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http://tropix.cirad.fr/en
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CIRAD
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An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.
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Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe.
Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2024-03-29. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Syzygium+hedraiophyllum>

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