Syzygium monospermum (Daintree Satinash)

"Tree to 17 m tall, trunk with slits leading to hollows inhabited by ants." (quotation from Zich et al. (2020) ) . 

"Endemic, occurs in NEQ, known only from the Cape Tribulation - Mossman area. Altitudinal range from near sea level to 600 m. Grows in rain forest." (quotation from Zich et al. (2020) ) .

Bark, including its colour (and texture, etc.):
"bark smooth, reddish brown" (quotation from Craven (2003) and in turn from Zich et al. (2020) ).

Trunks have the characteristic for this species:
"trunk with slits leading to hollows inhabited by ants (Iridomyrmex gilberti, N. Nicholson, pers. comm.)" and
"with warty outgrowths that carry the inflorescences" (quotations from Craven (2003) ) .

Flowers of a yellow colour (one of the botanical description's features of this species). 
Flowers' petals relating to their differences : 
Syzygium monospermum : "16 – 20 by 14–21 mm" (quotation from Craven (2003) ) ; 
contrasted with Syzygium cormiflorum : "about 8-15 mm diam." (quotation from Zich et al. (2020) ) . 

The most obvious and easy to use major difference between Syzygium monospermum and Syzygium cormiflorum two trees' species,
shows in the very different foliage, including the leaves and their attachments to the branches –: 

• Syzygium monospermum has prominantly cordate leaves' laminas' bases which lay out over its very short petioles: 2.3 – 5 mm long (quotation from Craven (2003) ) .

• Syzygium cormiflorum has leaves' lamimas' bases clearly: cuneate to "truncate to attenuate"
– hence with distinctly visible petioles (not obscured and less short) .
(that quotation was from the old, outdated, Flora of Au botanical key which does not have Syzygium monospermum in it
and back then conflated as if one species the two quite distinct species Syzygium monospermum and Syzygium erythrocalyx – which Craven (2003) corrected ) ; 

Wet tropics region, local long experienced (35+ years) good quality naturalist literature: 

• Hewett, Neil (2019)
A Stray Liana.
Chapter: "Language" – pages: 197–229–233–246–247–260 .
Daintree Rainforest P/L .
ISBN: 978-0-6484765-0-4 .
https://www.astrayliana.com.au/
https://www.daintreerainforest.org/
Viewed: 2024 September 2nd .

Botanical scientific literature references : 

• Craven, Lyndley A. (2003) 
Four new species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from Australia. 
Blumea – Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants 48 (3) : 479–488 .
Full text, freely avaialble, web page : → https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/526228 
Viewed: 2024 September 2nd .

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2024) : 
Syzygium monospermum Craven
→ https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/188519/api/apni-format  .
Viewed: 2024 September 2nd .

• Bean Anthony R. (2024) 
Syzygium monospermum Craven . 
In Bean, Anthony R. (2024) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2023.
Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
Web page : → https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/herbarium/flora-fungi-census
Viewed: 2024 September 2nd .

• Zich Frank A., Bernie P. M. Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A. Kerrigan (2020)
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'):
Syzygium monospermum Craven fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Syzygium_monospermum.htm .
Main web site page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/ .
Viewed: 2024 September 2nd .


• Cooper, Wendy and William T. (2004 June)
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: (338–) 366 (–370–373) .
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions.
ISBN 9780958174213.

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