Scientific Name: Syzygium ingens (Acmena ingens)

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  • Pronunciation:
    sigh-ZIDGE-ee-um IN-jums
  • Common Name:
    Red Apple
  • Derivation:
    Syzygium: from the Greek syzygos - yoking. from syn - together zygon - yoke. In some species petals join to form calyptra (cap, hood, cape) which is shed as flower expands.
  • Type:
    tall dense tree
  • Family:
    MYRTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    pinkish white - spring summer
  • Fruit:
    red
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest (north to Kin Kin)
  • Species List:
    Bush food, Upper Yandina Creek, Janet
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food: Mature fruit edible raw (sour) or great for jams and sauces.

Identification Notes

Distinguishable by the shape of their fruits. ||Flowers in terminal panicles.||Branchlets, petioles and new growth usually reddish.||Leaves opposite, glabrous, to 16 cm, paler below, apex drawn out to fine point.||

Associated Fauna

Butterflies: nectar feeding butterflies, Bright Oakblue||

Landscaping Notes

|Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye|Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery