Syzygium grande or sea apple is a tall tree that can reach 30 m. The trees can be found along the coastal line of Southeast Asia. Its leaves are large with dark green color. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome[2]. It is usually grown in elevation range between 770- 2000 m.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Syzygium |
Species: | S. grande
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Binomial name | |
Syzygium grande (Wight) Walp.
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
editThe leaves are simple, opposite, and arranged in a decussate pattern. The petiole measures up to 1.5 cm in length. The lamina is 6–13 cm long and 3–8 cm wide, with an elliptic-lanceolate or obovate shape and dotted with pellucid glands. The apex is obtuse, and the leaves have approximately 12 pairs of secondary nerves[3]. The flowers are small, white, and arranged in terminal corymbose cymes. The fruit is globose, brownish-red, with a diameter of 1 cm, and has a persistent calyx like other Syzygium species[3].
This species appears to exhibit two distinct leaf forms based on elevation. At lower elevations, up to 1200 m in Kodagu and Wayanad, the leaves are oblong-elliptic or lanceolate. In contrast, at higher elevations between 1500 and 2200 m in the shola forests of the Nilgiris and Meghamalai Hills, the leaves are more elliptic to orbicular and glaucous[3].
References
edit- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Syzygium montanum Gamble | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
- ^ a b c Page, Navendu (2017). Endemic Woody Plants of the Western Ghats. Bangalore: Trail Blazer Printers and Publishers. ISBN 978-93-5279-072-2.