Syzygium elegans is a shrub belonging to the Myrtaceae family. It is found on the island of New Caledonia and grows to a height of 1 to 2 m (3 ft 3 in to 6 ft 7 in). Syzygium elegans is found on or beside creeks and streams. Leaves are linear or oblanceolate, 2.5 to 4 cm (0.98 to 1.57 in) long and about 0.3 to 0.6 cm (0.12 to 0.24 in) in width. Flowers are white, they have 4 sepals and 4 petals. Which is then followed by a white or red fruit, which contains one seed.[3]

Syzygium elegans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species:
S. elegans
Binomial name
Syzygium elegans
Synonyms
  • Caryophyllus elegans Brongn. & Gris, 1865[2]
  • Jambosa elegans (Brongn. & Gris) Nied.

References

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  1. ^ J.W. Dawson, Flore de la Nouvelle Calédonie et Dépendances 23: 82. 1999
  2. ^ Brongn. & Gris Bull. Soc. Bot. France 12: 184 1865
  3. ^ "Flora and Fauna of New Caledonia".
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