Syzygium Gaertn.

  • Filed As

    Myrtaceae
    Syzygium

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 29566, 14 May 1959

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Morobe. Kaindi.

  • Habitat

    In low second growths of sharp ridge crests. Frequent.

  • Description

    Slender, much branched shrub 2-4 m high; branchlets erect; branchlets, petioles, & leaf margins red; flowers white; ripe fruits pink. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1288322

    Occurrence ID: 21829ad1-fbd1-41ec-af4d-01fb4a81de0c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Myrtaceae

  • All Determinations

    Syzygium Gaertn.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Morobe

  • Locality

    Kaindi

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2060 m. (6759 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -7.33683, 146.68

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2800

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the ca. 2100 meter elevation contour line along the northern slope of Mount Kaindi, with the uncertainty radius encompassing the extent of the mountain.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA
Xanthomyrtus
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Frequent in low second growths of sharp ridge
crests; slender, much branched shrub 2-4 m high;
branchlets erect; branchlets petioles, & leaf
margins red; flowers white; ripe fruits pink.
Morobe District: Kaindi ,
L. J. Brass, no. 295 66
alt. 2060 m.
May 14, 1959
Collected on the Sixth Archbold Expedition sponsored by the American
Museum of Natural History with the aid of a grant from the
National Science Foundation.
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