✿Myrtaceae · Syzygium
Red-Lip
Syzygium myrtifolium
outdoor
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Syzygium myrtifolium
- Genus
- Syzygium
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Myrtaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded“Syzygium myrtifolium, the red lip or kelat oil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Red-Lip itself; the rest are typical of the Myrtaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Red-Lip
Red-lip (Syzygium myrtifolium) is a species in the Myrtaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and 3 other states.

Botanical family
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Red-Lip belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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