Syzygium guineense

Syzygium guineense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species:
S. guineense
Binomial name
Syzygium guineense
Synonyms
  • Calyptranthes guineensis Willd.
  • Eugenia fourcadei Dummer
  • Eugenia guineensis (Willd.) Baill.
  • Memecylon lopezianum A.Chev.
  • Syzygium fourcadei (Dummer) Burtt Davy

Syzygium guineense (Bambara: Kokisa) is an evergreen leafy forest tree of the family Myrtaceae, found in many parts of Africa both wild and domesticated. Both its fruits and leaves are edible; the pulp and the fruit skin are sucked and the seed discarded. It is sometimes called "waterberry", but this may also refer to other species of Syzygium.