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Mountain Apple

Syzygium malaccense

Photo by SargonR
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Description:

Unknown flowering tree along the trail that leads above and past Maunawili Falls, Oahu, Hawaii. Any tree experts out there, familiar with flowering trees of Hawaii, please help to identify. I assume it is related to Ohi'a Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha), but it lacked the abundant leaves and "thick", shrub-like appearance of the Ohi'as I have seen on Oahu.

Species ID Suggestions

Malay apple, mountain apple, 'Ohi'a 'A

Syzygium malaccense

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Scott Frazier
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Comments (4)
Scott Frazier
You're welcome. I love when they drop their flowers and the ground becomes a carpet of pink!
SargonR
Thanks. I am surprised I missed that one, didn't recognize the tree. I guess I have never seen them with flowers before, if the fruit had been ripe it would have been obvious!
Scott Frazier
It would be good to have a view from behind the flowers and a better look at the leaves. If not Metrosideros, I wonder if it is a Syzygium.

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Achilles Tang
O'ahu, Hawai'i
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedApril 19, 2014

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