Mountain Satinash, Onion satinash
Syzygium endophloium
Family: Myrtaceae
What it is like
A tree up to 40 m tall. The leaves are simple and 4-9 cm long. They are smooth and with many oil dots visible. The leaf is elongated with a pointed tip. The fruit are 1-1.2 cm long by 1-1.6 cm wide. They hang in bunches either in the angles where leaves join or at the ends of branches. As the fruit ripen they become dark purple. The crushed fruit smells slightly of eucalyptus. The fruit has a crown on the end with a stalk in its centre. The fruit has one seed inside. The seed is 0.7-0.8 cm wide by 0.8-1.1 cm long. The fruit is edible
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant. It occurs in the lowland and highland rainforest in northeast Queensland in Australia. It grows between 520-1400 m altitude.
Countries/locations it is found in
Australia (country/location of origin), SE Asia, Singapore
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
Plants are grown from fresh seed.
Fruit are ripe in December to February.
Its other names
Local names
Bark-in-wood Satinash