Syzygium fluviatile (Hemsl.) Merr. & L.M.Perry, J. Arnold Arbor. 19: 241 (1938)

Synonyms
Eugenia fluviatilis Hemsl.

Description
Shrubs, 1-3 m tall. Branchlets brown when dry, terete. Petiole ca. 2 mm; leaf blade linear- lanceolate, 3-8 x 0.7-1.4 cm, leathery, abaxially yellowish brown when dry, adaxially dark brown and not glossy when dry, abaxially with numerous small raised glands, adaxially with numerous impressed glands, secondary veins numerous, 1.5-2 mm apart, at an angle of ca. 40 degrees from midvein, abaxially slightly raised, and adaxially inconspicuous, intramarginal veins ca. 0.3 mm from margin, base gradually narrowed, apex obtuse to slightly rounded. Inflorescences axillary, cymes, 1-2 cm. Flower buds obovoid, ca. 4 mm. Hypanthium obconic, ca. 3.5 mm. Calyx lobes 4, very short. Petals white or purple, distinct, rounded, ca. 4 mm. Stamens 4-5 mm. Style as long as stamens. Fruit black when ripe, globose, 6-7 mm in diam. [Flora of China]

Ecology
Streamsides in forests; 100-1000 m.

Distribution
Southern China and Hainan.

Local names
China: Shui zhu pu tao.