Eugenia reinwardtiana
| Eugenia reinwardtiana | |
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| 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 | |
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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.