Eugenia reinwardtiana

Eugenia reinwardtiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Eugenia
Species:
E. reinwardtiana
Binomial name
Eugenia reinwardtiana
Synonyms
16 Synonyms
  • Jambosa maritima Miq.
  • Jossinia reinwardtiana (Blume) Blume
  • Myrtus reinwardtiana Blume
  • Eugenia carissoides F.Muell.
  • Eugenia costenoblei Merr.
  • Eugenia hypospodia F.Muell.
  • Eugenia kangeanensis Valeton
  • Eugenia koolauensis var. glabra O.Deg.
  • Eugenia macrohila C.T.White & W.D.Francis
  • Eugenia rariflora Benth.
  • Eugenia rariflora var. parvifolia Hillebr.
  • Eugenia reinwardtiana f. lutea H.St.John
  • Eugenia waianensis O.Deg.
  • Jossinia costenoblei (Merr.) Diels
  • Jossinia desmantha Diels
  • Jossinia tahitensis Nadeaud

Eugenia reinwardtiana is a shrub to small tree in the family Myrtaceae. Native to tropical forests in Indonesia, the Australian state of Queensland, and many Pacific Islands, its common names include Cedar Bay cherry, beach cherry, Australian beach cherry, mountain stopper, nīoi (Hawaiian), and a'abang (Chamorro). They are typically 2 to 6 m (6.6 to 19.7 ft) in height.

The tree is particularly common around the Cedar Bay National Park in northern Australia and the edible fruit was especially popular with the hippies who lived there in the 1970s.

The fruits are green at first, then ripen to a bright orange-red colour with a sweet taste and soft flesh.