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Syzygium racemosum, the wax jambu, is a large evergreen tree of the myrtle family from Southeast Asia, reaching up to about 37 m, grown mainly for timber and occasionally for its edible fruit. It needs a hot, humid, wet tropical climate with plenty of water and is not a practical houseplant.
Syzygium racemosum, the wax jambu, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and Borneo. A tree reaching 37 m (120 ft), it is occasionally harvested for its timber, and a black dye can be made from its bark.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Syzygium racemosum 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.
