Eugenia mabaeoides
Wight
MyrtaceaeFruit
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The ripe fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in the understorey in mountain forest.
Asia, India, Sri Lanka,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. The trunk is short and greenish. Young shoot are hairy. The leaves can be spoon shaped or narrowly oval. They taper to a wedge shaped base. The flowers are pale green and cup shaped. They are in groups of 1-3 in the axils of leaves. The fruit si succulent and bright red.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Eugenia mabaeoides is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae. It is found only in Sri Lanka.
Names & Synonyms
Probably check Syzygium
References (1)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 299
