following Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses.
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Acmena smithii (Poiret) Merr. & Perry
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1981-12-07 (Verbatim: 7-DEC-1981)
Preferred name:
Syzygium smithii (Poir.) Nied.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Cultivated
Standard locality
Location:
Cultivated. Kerikeri
Verbatim locality:
Cultivated. Kerikeri
Verbatim collector:
W.R. Sykes 516/81
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
7-DEC-1981
Start date:
1981-12-07
Land District:
North Auckland Land District
Country:
New Zealand
Habitat:
Cultivated on hedge round citrus orchard.
Notes:
Trees c. 10m. Leaves aromatic when crushed. Peduncles and pedicels reddish. Flowers cream, fruit mauve, 1-1.3 cm diameter, very broad ablong, tending square. Only fruiting tree seen.