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Syzygium formosum (Wall.) Masam

Family Name:	Myrtaceae
Synonyms:	Syzygium pseudoformosum (King) Merr. & L.M.Perry, Eugenia pseudoformosa King

Syzygium formosum is an understory tree native to Singapore. Reaching up to 20 m tall, it produce leathery, elliptic leaves held on a very short stalk. Veins are impressed, prominent on the underside. Flowers are pink, showy with multiple stamens resembling a pom-pom sitting within a hypanthium with 4 broad round lobes. The fruit is a reddish oblong-round berry with a narrowed base.

Full Sun

Semi Shade

Moderate Water

Native to Singapore

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Classifications and Characteristics

Plant Division	Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon)
Plant Growth Form	Tree (Medium (16m-30m))
Maximum Height	20 m

Biogeography

Native Distribution	Peninsular Myanmar, Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, Borneo, Singapore
Native Habitat	Terrestrial (Primary Rainforest, Secondary Rainforest)
Preferred Climate Zone	Tropical

Local Conservation Status

Native to Singapore (Critically Endangered (CR))

Description and Ethnobotany

Growth Form	It is an understory tree with whitish grey or dark brown coloured bark that may grow to 20 m tall.
Foliage	Leaves are elliptic or oblong-elliptic, leathery, mesuring to 34 cm long and 13 cm wide. The leaves have a base that is heart-shaped, rounded or narrowing, the lateral veins are sunken above. On the underside, the looped veins are prominent, 0.5 - 1 cm away from the margin while the smaller veinlets are faint. Each leaf is held on a short stalk up to 0.5 cm long.
Flowers	Flowers are borne on an inflorescence produced at the tips of the branches. Flowers are pink coloured, showy, have multiple stamens resembling a pom-pom sitting within a hypanthium with 4 broad round lobes.

Fruit	The fruit is a oblong-round berry with a narrowed base, lobes may still be present. The berry ripens from green to reddish, measuring to 25 mm long by 20 mm wide.
Habitat	Occurs commonly in lowland, hill and mountain forests, moist valleys and by streams at low altitude.

Landscaping Features

Desirable Plant Features	Ornamental Flowers

Plant Care and Propagation

Light Preference	Full Sun, Semi-Shade
Water Preference	Moderate Water
Plant Growth Rate	Moderate to Slow

Rootzone Tolerance	Moist Soils, Well-Drained Soils
Propagation Method	Seed

Foliar

Foliage Retention	Evergreen
Mature Foliage Colour(s)	Green
Mature Foliage Texture(s)	Thick

Foliar Type	Simple / Unifoliate
Foliar Arrangement Along Stem	Opposite
Foliar Attachment to Stem	Petiolate
Foliar Shape(s)	Non-Palm Foliage (Elliptical, Oblong)
Foliar Venation	Reticulate
Foliar Margin	Entire
Foliar Apex - Tip	Attenuate
Foliar Base	Attenuate, Cordate, Rounded / Obtuse

Non - Foliar and Storage

Stem Type & Modification	Woody
Root Type	Underground

Floral (Angiosperm)

Flower & Plant Sexuality	Bisexual Flowers , Bisexual Flowers
Flower Colour(s)	Pink

Flower Grouping	Cluster / Inflorescence
Flower Location	Terminal
Flower Symmetry	Radial

Fruit, Seed and Spore

Fruit Classification	Simple Fruit
Fruit Type	Fleshy Fruit , Berry

References

References	<1> Ashton, P.S. (2011). Myrtaceae. In: Soepadmo, E., Saw, L.G., Chung, R.C.K. & Kiew, R.. Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak, vol. 7, pp. 208-209. Selangor: Forest Research Institute Malaysia. <2> Kochummen, K.M. (1978). Tree Flora of Malaya, vol. 3, pp. 211-222. Kuala Lumpur: Forest Department, Ministry of Primary Industries Malaysia.

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Master ID	33342
Species ID	7756
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