Syzygium grande (Wight) Walp., Repert. 2 (1843)
Latin for 'large', referring to the coarse twigs and leaves and large flower buds.

Synonyms
Eugenia cymosa Roxb., Eugenia firma Wall., Eugenia grandis Wight, Eugenia laosensis Gagn., Jambosa firma Blume, Jambosa grandis (Wight) Blume, Syzygium endertii Merr. & Perry, Syzygium laosense (Gagn.) Merr. & Perry, Syzygium megaphyllum Merr. & Perry

Description
Upper canopy tree up to 45 m tall and 75 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, venation prominent, glabrous. Flowers ca. 12 mm diameter, white-yellowish, protruding stamens, flowers in panicles. Fruits ca. 35 mm diameter, green?, fleshy berries.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, keranga and swamp forests up to 900 m altitude. Often on alluvial sites near or along rivers and streams, but also on hillsides and ridges. On sandy soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Uses
Often planted as a shade tree.

Distribution
Burma and Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Sabah, East-Kalimantan).

Local names in Borneo
Jambu air, Obar, Ubal pek, Ubar, War, War pulut.