Syzygium suborbiculare

Syzygium suborbiculare, the red bush apple, is a small understorey tree native to open forests and woodland of northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Syzygium suborbiculare
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species:
S. suborbiculare
Binomial name
Syzygium suborbiculare
(Benth.) T.G.Hartley & L.M.Perry

The tree or shrub typically grows to a height of 4 to 20 metres (13 to 66 ft). It blooms between June and November producing white flowers.[1]

Leaves are smooth, thick, leathery, broad oval 7.2–19 cm long. Flowers are white with numerous stamens. The edible fruit is flattened-globular, fleshy, prominently ribbed, 3–7 cm long, with a large seed.[2]

It is found on flood plains and rocky sandstone hills in the Kimberley region of Western Australia where it grows in sandy soils.[1]

Uses

The fruit is eaten raw by Aboriginal people. The tree is also used medicinally, as firewood and as a nectar source for bees.

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References
  1. "Syzygium suborbiculare". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. Brock, J., Top End Native Plants, 1988. ISBN 0-7316-0859-3


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