Syzygium oligomyrum Diels,
Bot. Jahrb. 60 (1926)
Latin for 'little sap'.
Synonyms
Eugenia ochneocarpa Merr., Syzygium ochneocarpum (Merr.) Merr.
& Perry
Description
Upper canopy tree up to 41 m tall and 87 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves
opposite, simple, penni-veined, venation inconspicuous, secondary veins placed
close together, glabrous. Flowers ca. 11 mm diameter, white, with protruding
stamens, flowers placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 18 mm long, green-whitish,
fleshy berries.
Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp, keranga and
sub-montane forests up to 1300 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges with
sandy to clay soils, also on ultramafic. In secondary forests usually present as
a pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution
Borneo (throughout the island).
Local names in Borneo
Jambu, Meroa, Obah, Ubah.
