Syzygium simile

Family: Myrtaceae

What it is like

A medium size tree. The twigs are slender and round. The leaves and the ends of branches are smooth. The leaves are opposite, oblong, and with the base blunt. The flowers are clustered along the branches mostly below the leaves. The flowers are whitish and in clusters of 3. They do not have stalks and come from the ends of small branches. The fruit are nearly round and purplish to nearly black when mature.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. They occur in the forests up to middle elevations from Luzon to Mindanao in the Philippines.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Taiwan

How it is used for food

The fleshy layer around the seeds is eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants can be grown by seed.

Its other names

Local names

Arang, Butik, Futik, Malaruhat, Maralumboy, Muning, Panglong buboien, Panglomboien, Panglongboien

Synonyms

Calyptranthes ramiflora Blanco; Eugenia similis Merr.; Syzygium lanyuense C. E. Chang;