Sour Cherry, Normanby satinash, Killarney satinash
Syzygium corynanthum

Family: Myrtaceae

What it is like

An attractive tree up to 15 m tall. It has a dense crown of leaves. The leaves are fairly thick and 11 cm long by 5 cm wide. They are dark and shiny on top and paler underneath. They have a drawn out blunt tip. The flowers are small and cream coloured. They occur in clusters in the angles of leaves and near the ends of branches. The fruit is pear shaped, fleshy and red. It is about 1.8 cm across. The fruit is edible.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It occurs in eastern Australia in warmer rainforest regions. It grows from the coast to 1,200 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia (country/location of origin), Malaysia, SE Asia

How it is used for food

The fruit are used for jams and jellies.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

The plants are grown from seed. In cooler places many fruit are seedless.

Young plants are often slow growing.

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Eugenia corynanthum F. Muell.; Eugenia punctulata F. M. Bailey;