✿Myrtaceae · Syzygium

Sea Apple

Syzygium grande

Tree

Habit: Tree
Found in India: Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
Flowering: February-May

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Syzygium grande
Genus: Syzygium
Family: Myrtaceae
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Shola forests
Habitat type: Forest
Distribution: Indo-Malesia
Found in India: Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
Flowering & fruiting: February-May

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Opposite
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Pinnate

Typical of the Myrtaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Radial
Inflorescence: Cyme
Fruit: Berry

Typical of the Myrtaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About Sea Apple

Sea Apple (Syzygium grande) is a tree belonging to the Myrtaceae family (Myrtle/Eucalyptus family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose/solitary flower clusters, berry/capsule fruit. It is typically found in shola forests. It occurs across Indo-Malesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-May.

Botanical family

Myrtaceae

Myrtle/Eucalyptus family

Sea Apple belongs to the Myrtaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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