Syzygium fibrosum

Syzygium fibrosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Syzygium
Species:	S. fibrosum
Binomial name
	Syzygium fibrosum; (F.M.Bailey) T.G.Hartley & L.M.Perry

Syzygium fibrosum is a species of rainforest trees native to monsoon forests of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia. Common names include small red apple, (Bamaga) fibrous satinash and apricot satinash.^[1]

Leaves are opposite, smooth, leathery, elliptic, 5.5–11 cm long and 3.5–55 cm wide. The flowers are cream with numerous stamens. The pink or red fruit has a flattened globular shape and are about 2 cm wide, containing a singular seed.^[2]

Uses

The tree is cultivated to a limited extent for its sour fruit, which are used in jams and confectionery.

References

^ ^a ^b "Factsheet - Syzygium fibrosum". keys.trin.org.au. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
^ Brock, J., Top End Native Plants, 1988. ISBN 0-7316-0859-3

"Syzygium fibrosum". James Cook University: Discover Nature. Retrieved 2010-02-18.

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[TRIN-1] "Factsheet - Syzygium fibrosum". keys.trin.org.au. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

[2] Brock, J., Top End Native Plants, 1988. ISBN 0-7316-0859-3

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