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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Picture of a flower of Syzygium cumini taken against the sun. This tree of Asian origin produces quite tasty fruits.
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Pemba, Cabo Delgado, Moambique
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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CloveMyrtaceaeNot native to the Hawaiian islandsOahu (Cultivated)
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CloveMyrtaceae (Myrtle family)Native to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. Not native to the Hawaiian islands. Commercially grown in many parts of the Asia and Africa.Oahu (Cultivated)Fresh fruits fallen to the ground. They have a strong pungent clove flavor and scent when ripe.The Hawaiian Islands have an endemic species hia h (Syzygium sandwicense)
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4748986657/in/photolist-...The early Hawaiians also introduced the species hia ai (Syzygium malaccense) or what we locally call Mountain apple.EtymologyThe generic name Syzygium is from the Greek prefix syn- or sys-, together, and zygon, yoked, in reference to the coherent (sticking together) petals that form a calyptra (hood or cup) in some species.The specific epithet, aromaticum, means fragrant, aromatic.
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CloveMyrtaceaeNot native to the Hawaiian islandsOahu (Cultivated)
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uBhejane Picnic Site, Western Shores, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, St Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
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Western Shores, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, St Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
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uBhejane Picnic Site, Western Shores, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, St Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
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Grass Loop, Eastern Shores, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, St Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
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Praia do Xai-Xai, Gaza Province, Mozambique
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Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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hia hMyrtaceae (Myrtle family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lnai, and Maui)Kalauao Trail, OahuTree
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4749628106/in/photostream/The wood was used in canoe construction, for fuel and house construction. The bark produce a black dye for kapa (tapa).Apparently before Western contact the leaves were brewed as a tea to lift the spirits.hia h is a close relative of the mountain apple (ohia ai). The small fruit of hia h are edible but often bland, even bitter, to slightly sweet.EtymologyThe generic name Syzygium is from the Greek prefix syn- or sys-, together, and zygon, yoked, in reference to the coherent (sticking together) petals that form a calyptra (hood or cup) in some species.The species name sandwicense refers to the "Sandwich Islands," as the Hawaiian Islands were once called, and named by James Cook on one of his voyages in the 1770s. James Cook named the islands after John Montagu (The fourth Earl of Sandwich) for supporting Cook's voyages.
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hia hMyrtaceae (Myrtle family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lnai, and Maui)Kalauao Trail, OahuCloseup of fruit
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4748986657/in/photostream/The wood was used in canoe construction, for fuel and house construction. The bark produce a black dye for kapa (tapa).Apparently before Western contact the leaves were brewed as a tea to lift the spirits.hia h is a close relative of the mountain apple (ohia ai). The small fruit of hia h are edible but often bland, even bitter, to slightly sweet.EtymologyThe generic name Syzygium is from the Greek prefix syn- or sys-, together, and zygon, yoked, in reference to the coherent (sticking together) petals that form a calyptra (hood or cup) in some species.The species name sandwicense refers to the "Sandwich Islands," as the Hawaiian Islands were once called, and named by James Cook on one of his voyages in the 1770s. James Cook named the islands after John Montagu (The fourth Earl of Sandwich) for supporting Cook's voyages.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu
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hia hMyrtaceae (Myrtle family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lnai, and Maui)Kalauao Trail, OahuTree
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4749628106/in/photostream/The wood was used in canoe construction, for fuel and house construction. The bark produce a black dye for kapa (tapa).Apparently before Western contact the leaves were brewed as a tea to lift the spirits.hia h is a close relative of the mountain apple (ohia ai). The small fruit of hia h are edible but often bland, even bitter, to slightly sweet.EtymologyThe generic name Syzygium is from the Greek prefix syn- or sys-, together, and zygon, yoked, in reference to the coherent (sticking together) petals that form a calyptra (hood or cup) in some species.The species name sandwicense refers to the "Sandwich Islands," as the Hawaiian Islands were once called, and named by James Cook on one of his voyages in the 1770s. James Cook named the islands after John Montagu (The fourth Earl of Sandwich) for supporting Cook's voyages.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu
