Eugenia scortechinii (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Eugenia scortechinii King
- Family: Myrtaceae
Vernacular names
- Peninsular Malaysia: jambu ayer hutan, kelat jambu
- Thailand: waa hin (Pattani).
Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore.
Uses
The fruit is edible.
Observations
Tree, up to 10 m tall. Leaves ovate-oblong, 10-15 cm × 3-6 cm. Fruit an oblongoid berry, about 12 mm long, crowned by a deep-cupped calyx. In swampy forests. It is possible that this species belongs to the genus Syzygium Gaertn.
Selected sources
10, 72.