Syzygium stocksii is a tree of the myrtle family, native to the Western Ghats of western and southern India, growing up to 15 m in moist forests and swampy ground. It is a wild forest species, not a common garden or houseplant, and is listed as Vulnerable.
Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil consistently moist; it naturally grows in wet, swampy forest.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich, well-draining loam or forest-type mix.
Temperature
20–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
W. & S. India
Climate
wet tropical
About
Syzygium stocksii is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a tree endemic to the Western Ghats of western and southern India. It grows up to 15 metres tall in evergreen and semi-evergreen moist forests, often on hillocks or swampy areas, from 50 to 800 metres elevation. Associated species include Terminalia paniculata, Hopea indica, Calamus thwaitesii, Lagerstroemia floribunda, Hydnocarpus macrocarpus, Aporosa cardiosperma, Syzygium cumini, Ficus hispida, Litsea coriacea, and Sterculia guttata.
It is threatened with habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation from soil erosion and siltation and expansion of plantations, urban areas, roads, and industry. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Vulnerable.
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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.