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Useful Tropical Plants

Syzygium syzygioides

(Miq.) Merr. & L.M.Perry

Myrtaceae

+ Synonyms

Eugenia pseudosyzygioides M.R.Hend.

Eugenia syzygioides (Miq.) M.R.Hend.

Jambosa syzygioides Miq.

Syzygium caudatum Wall.

Syzygium nelitricarpum Teijsm. & Binn.

Common Name:

Syzygium syzygioides
Flowering branch
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Syzygium syzygioides Syzygium syzygioides

General Information

Syzygium syzygioides is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The bole can be up to 85cm in diameter, either with flutes at the base, or with short buttresses up to 1.5 metres high[
443
Title
Biotik, Laos
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://biotik.org/species_list_laos.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Information on more than 100 species of Laotian trees.
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701
Title
Asean Tropical Plant Database
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp
Publisher
 
Year
 
ISBN
 
Description
Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range.
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913
Title
Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 21
Publication
 
Author
 
Publisher
The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok.
Year
1994
ISBN
0495-3843
Description
An annual bulletin devoted to plant nomenclature, especially the plants of Thailand. This issue deals specifically with the Myrtaceae of Thailand. It can be downloaded as a PDF from the Internet.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of tannins and wood.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

913
Title
Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 21
Publication
 
Author
 
Publisher
The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok.
Year
1994
ISBN
0495-3843
Description
An annual bulletin devoted to plant nomenclature, especially the plants of Thailand. This issue deals specifically with the Myrtaceae of Thailand. It can be downloaded as a PDF from the Internet.

Range

E. Asia - Bangldesh, northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.

Habitat

Streamsides, dense rain forests and the more open, secondary formations, beaches[
913
Title
Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 21
Publication
 
Author
 
Publisher
The Forest Herbarium; Bangkok.
Year
1994
ISBN
0495-3843
Description
An annual bulletin devoted to plant nomenclature, especially the plants of Thailand. This issue deals specifically with the Myrtaceae of Thailand. It can be downloaded as a PDF from the Internet.
].

Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Tree
Height20.00 m
PollinatorsBees, Insects
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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Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The bark is a source of tannins and is used to prepare a brown or black dye that can be used for dyeing and preserving fishing-nets[
701
Title
Asean Tropical Plant Database
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp
Publisher
 
Year
 
ISBN
 
Description
Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range.
].

The timber is used for house building[
701
Title
Asean Tropical Plant Database
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp
Publisher
 
Year
 
ISBN
 
Description
Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range.
].
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[
848
Title
Tropix 7
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://tropix.cirad.fr/en
Publisher
CIRAD
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
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.
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