Syzygium polyanthum
(Myrtaceae)
Names and origins
Characters
Ecology
Uses
Conservation
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Forest type (costal, hill, lowland, peatswamp, mountains, kerangas...)
Forest Layer (emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor, liana...)
Pioneer tree, late sucessional tree
Symbiotic microorganisms (Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, ectomycorrhiza)
Seed dispersal by animals
Pollination by birds, bats, bees, beetles
Symbiosis with animals, ants
Flowering habits and frequency
Seed germination conditions and time
<p>Daun salam atau kelat samak is distributed from India to Indonesia. It grows well at open and shaded areas on well drain soil.</p> <p>A tree of daun salam can be taken as an example of food chain: the leaf is a food plant for caterpillars; the flowers are visited by bees, wasps and other insects; the fruits are eaten by birds that provide food source for insect eating birds to visit the tree.</p>
Syzygium polyanthum (Myrtaceae) Syzygium polyanthum (Myrtaceae)