Pring chanloh
Syzygium cinereum

Family: Myrtaceae

What it is like

An evergreen tree. It grows 10-20 m tall. The bark is pale grey or brown and flaking. It is sometimes deeply cracked. The leaves are 7-16 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. They vary in shape. The flowers are small and white. They are in slender clusters behind the leaves. These are 8 cm long. The fruit are about 1.5 cm long. They are dark red to purple-black. They are round. There is one seed.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in open savannah and along streams. It grows between 500-1,000 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Cambodia, China, India, Indochina, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

It flowers between November to March and fruits from May to September.

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Eugenia cinerea Kurz.; Eugenia ixoroides Elmer; Eugenia operculata var. orientalis Craib; Eugenia pseudosubtilis var. subacuminata King; Syzygium cinerascens C. Presl.; Syzygium cinereum (Kurz) Wall. ex Merr. & L. M. Perry;