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Syzygium nervosum
Also called Daly River Satinash, Lidded Cleistocalyx
Syzygium nervosum is a medium-sized tropical tree of about 10 m, native from tropical Asia to northern Australia, grown for its fruit and used in herbal teas. Care notes here apply to the species as a whole.
Syzygium nervosum is a species of tree native to tropical Asia and Australia, extending as far north as Guangdong and Guangxi in China and as far south as the Northern Territory of Australia. It was previously known as Cleistocalyx operculatus, C. nervosum, and Eugenia operculata, and it has many other synonyms. It is a medium-sized tree of about 10 meters in height with pale brown bark and dull green leaves.
In Vietnam the leaves and buds of S. nervosum are harvested, dried, and brewed as an herbal tea known as "nước vối" with stomachic properties.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Syzygium nervosum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
