Syzygium samoense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species:
S. samoense
Binomial name
Syzygium samoense
(Burkill) Whistler (1978)
Synonyms[1]

Eugenia samoensis Burkill (1901)

Syzygium samoense is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is a tree native to the Samoan Islands and Wallis and Futuna.[1]

Syzygium samoense is an evergreen tree growing up to 17 meter tall. It flowers in June and July, and fruits in February and July to September and possibly year-round. It grows in lowland and cloud forests on all the main Samoan islands from 100 to 1200 meters elevation.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Syzygium samoense (Burkill) Whistler. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. Whistler, W. A. (1988). A Revision of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) in Samoa. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum, 69(2), 167–192. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43797837
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