Vasilis Teodoridis:
Myrtaceae | Syzygium
9. Syzygium globiflorum (Craib) P. Chantanaranothai & J. Parnell; Kew Bull. 48: 598. 1993.
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Eugenia globiflora Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 167. 1930; Syzygium brachyantherum Merrill & L. M. Perry.
Shrubs or trees; 3-15 m tall. Branchlets terete; slightly compressed. Petiole 1-1.3 cm; leaf blade elliptic to narrowly elliptic; 9-16 x 2.5-5 cm; thinly leathery; both surfaces dark green when dry; abaxially glandular; secondary veins 12-17 on each side of midvein; 7-9 mm apart; and at an angle of ca. 55° from midvein; reticulate veins conspicuous; intramarginal veins ca. 1.5 mm from margin; base broadly cuneate; apex acute. Inflorescences terminal; cymes or paniculate cymes; 3-11-flowered; peduncle 1-1.5 cm. Flower buds ovoid; 1-1.2 cm. Hypanthium 8-9 mm. Calyx lobes 4; triangular-ovate; ca. 5 mm. Petals distinct; broadly ovate; 7-8 mm. Stamens size variable; 1-1.5 cm; anthers ca. 0.6 mm. Style ca. 1.3 cm. Fruit subglobose; ca. 2.5 cm in diam. Fl. Apr-Aug.
Mountain valleys; dense forests; 200-1000(-2400 in Yunnan) m. Guangxi; Hainan; Yunnan [Thailand].