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Swamp maire, maire tawake
| Common
name: Swamp maire, maire tawake |
Botanical
name: Syzygium maire |
| Family: Myrtaceae |
Maximum height: 15
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Where found:
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- Lowland to montane, boggy and swamp forests
- Can grow in very wet ground
- Up to 450 metres
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| Description: |
- A tree with a spreading canopy and a trunk up to 60cm diameter
- Shiny yellow green leaves are opposite in pairs, often marked
by small blisters and dark patches, the margins are wavy and curve
under
- Flowers (12mm) with small pink petals in clusters on single
stalks
- Bright red berries have a hard outer coating (12mm)
- Smooth white bark
- Commonly has pneumataphores (breathing roots like mangroves)
that protrude above ground
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PHOTO: Barry Hartley

PHOTO: Peter Winter
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