Syzygium suborbiculare
Syzygium suborbiculare | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Syzygium |
Species: | S. suborbiculare |
Binomial name | |
Syzygium suborbiculare | |
Syzygium suborbiculare, the red bush apple, is a small understorey tree native to open forests and woodland of northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Leaves are smooth, thick, leathery, broad oval 7.2-19 cm long. Flowers are white with numerous stamens. The edible fruit is flattened-globular, fleshy, prominently ribbed, 3-7 cm long, with a large seed.[1]
Uses
The fruit is eaten raw by Aboriginal people. The tree is also used medicinally, as firewood and as a nectar source for bees.
References
- ↑ Brock, J., Top End Native Plants, 1988. ISBN 0-7316-0859-3
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