Syzygium malaccense

Syzygium malaccense
Syzygium malaccense Flower and Fruit
Rare (NCA)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species:
S. malaccense
Binomial name
Syzygium malaccense
(L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry, 1938
Synonyms[2]
  • Caryophyllus malaccensis (L.) Stokes
  • Eugenia malaccensis L.

Syzygium malaccense is a species of flowering tree native to tropical Asia and Australia.[2][3] It is one of the species cultivated since prehistoric times by the Austronesian peoples. They were carried and introduced deliberately to Remote Oceania as canoe plants. In modern times, it has been introduced throughout the tropics, including many Caribbean countries and territories.[4][5][6]

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  3. ^ F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Syzygium malaccense". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. ^ Dotte-Sarout, Emilie (2016). "Evidence of forest management and arboriculture from wood charcoal data: an anthracological case study from two New Caledonia Kanak pre-colonial sites". Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 26 (2): 195–211. doi:10.1007/s00334-016-0580-0. S2CID 132637794.
  5. ^ Whistler, W. Arthur; Elevitch, Craig R. (2006). "Syzygium malaccense (Malay apple) (beach hibiscus)". In Elevitch, Craig R. (ed.). Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: Their Culture, Environment, and Use (PDF). Permanent Agricultural Resources (PAR). pp. 41–56. ISBN 9780970254450.
  6. ^ Blench, Roger (2004). "Fruits and arboriculture in the Indo-Pacific region". Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association. 24 (The Taipei Papers (Volume 2)): 31–50.