Syzygium tympananthum (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Syzygium tympananthum (Diels) Merr. & Perry
- Protologue: Journ. Arn. Arb. 23: 255 (1942).
Synonyms
Jambosa tympanantha Diels (1922).
Distribution
New Guinea.
Uses
The timber is reputed to be used as kelat.
Observations
A small to medium-sized tree up to 26 m tall, bole up to 45 cm in diameter, bark surface grey to red-brown; leaves oblong-ovate or oblong-obovate, 10-12 cm × 4.5-5.5 cm, with 5-7 pairs of secondary veins, petiole c. 7 mm long; flowers solitary, comparatively large, calyx tube truncate at base and slightly concave or flat, with 4 large lobes; fruit red when ripe. S. tympananthum occurs in primary and secondary lowland rain forest and in foothill rain forest up to 1500 m altitude.
Selected sources
141, 221, 430.