White Eungella satinash
Syzygium wesa
Family: Myrtaceae
What it is like
A tree. It grows up to 15-35 m tall. It has a dense spreading crown. The leaves are simple, sword shaped and 4-10 cm long by 5 cm wide. They do not have hairs but have several small oil dots. They are glossy green on the upper surface and paler underneath. The flowers are cream. They occur in much branched dense clusters. The fruit are 1.2-1.5 cm across. They hang in bunches. They are mostly at the ends of branches. As they ripen they change from cream to pink to red. There is one seed inside. The seed is 6-7 mm across. The fruit is edible.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. They grow in the central east and northeast of Queensland in Australia. They grow from sea level to 1400 m altitude. They require shady positions.
Countries/locations it is found in
Australia (country/location of origin)
How it is used for food
The fruit are eaten.
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
Plants are grown from fresh seed.
Trees are fairly slow growing. In Australia the fruit season is June to December.