Vasilis Teodoridis:
Myrtaceae | Syzygium
64. Syzygium araiocladum Merrill & L. M. Perry; J. Arnold Arbor. 19: 225. 1938.
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Trees; to 10 m tall. Branchlets brown when dry; very slender; terete. Petiole 2-3 mm; leaf blade ovate-long lanceolate; 3-5.5 x 1-1.5 cm; leathery; abaxially with numerous small glands; adaxially olive green when dry; secondary veins numerous; ca. 1.5 mm apart; at an angle of ca. 70° from midvein; and inconspicuous on both surfaces; intramarginal veins ca. 1 mm from margin; base broadly cuneate; apex long caudate-acuminate and with a ca. 2 cm acute and curved acumen. Inflorescences terminal or axillary; cymes; ca. 1.5 cm. Flower buds shortly clavate; 7-8 mm. Hypanthium ca. 7 mm; corrugate when dry; glaucous. Calyx lobes 4 or 5; triangular; ca. 0.8 mm; apex acute. Petals white; faintly fragrant; 4 or 5; distinct; ovate; ca. 2 mm. Stamens 3-4 mm. Style ca. 5 mm. Fruit subglobose; 5-7 x 4-6 mm. Fl. May-Jun; fr. Nov.
Rain forests; 300-1100 m. Guangxi; Hainan [Vietnam].