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Fibrous satinash

Syzygium fibrosum

Also called Apricot satinash, Small red apple, Bamaga fibrous satinash

Fibrous satinash
Photo: Tatters ✾ from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
New Guinea to N. Australia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Syzygium fibrosum is a species of trees native to rainforest, monsoon forest, and gallery forest of New Guinea and northern Australia. Common names include small red apple, (Bamaga) fibrous satinash and apricot satinash.

Uses

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

Other Syzygium plants

Syzygium ingens · Waterberries · Eugenia calcadensis · Eugenia camptophylla · Syzygium duthieanum · Eugenia gageana · Syzygium glaucum · Syzygium goodenovii · Syzygium kiahii · Eugenia klossii · Syzygium koordersianum · Eugenia laevicaulis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Syzygium fibrosum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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