Syzygium acre
{{Short description|Rainforest tree of New Caledonia}}
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|status = EN
|status_system = IUCN3.1
|status_ref = {{R|IUCN}}
|genus = Syzygium
|species = acre
|authority = (Pancher ex Guillaumin) J.W.Dawson{{R|POWO}}
|synonyms = *Jambosa acris {{small|Pancher ex Guillaumin}}
|synonyms_ref = {{R|POWO}}
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Syzygium acre is an understory rainforest tree in the family Myrtaceae that is endemic to New Caledonia.
Description
Syzygium acre is a pachycaul "palmoid" tree which grows up to {{cvt|10|m}} in height. It usually has a single trunk, but may have two or three vertical branches with a rosette of enormous leaves at the top of each,{{Cite web |title=Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances, Volume 23: Myrtaceae, Myrtoideae (I): Syzygium |url=https://www.nhbs.com/flore-de-la-nouvelle-caledonie-et-dependances-volume-23-myrtaceae-myrtoideae-i-syzygium-book |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=www.nhbs.com |language=en}} with each leaf growing to {{cvt|1.5|m}} in length by {{cvt|38|cm}} wide. The young leaves and the flowers are pinkish; the flowers are cauliflorous (i.e. growing directly from the trunk) and are about {{cvt|5|cm|0}} long, and pendant. The fruit is dark purple and fibrous.{{cite web |url=https://www.rarepalmseeds.com/syzygium-acre |website=Rare Palm Seeds.com |title=Syzygium acre |access-date=May 4, 2023}}
Conservation status
{{As of|2025|2}}, this species is regarded as endangered by the IUCN due to the species being restricted to a very small area in Grande Terre (the main island of New Caledonia), and threats to its habitat imposed by bushfires and feral pigs. The current population size is not known.{{R|IUCN}}
References
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{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1014947-1 |title=Syzygium acre (Pancher ex Guillaumin) J.W.Dawson |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |year=2025 |access-date=12 February 2025}}
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