Which MYRTACEAE could this be?

[Soren]

My lack of none-African fruit litterature makes identifications difficult - found this MYRTACEAE in a hotel garden; it is not native to Uganda (I can say that much), and I suspect it could be Asian as most seedlings for parks and hotels are imported from there. The flesh of the fruits are pink-red, and the fruit is acid but acceptable.

[Mike T]

Mmmm..Soren I bet the word lilly-pilly came into your mind,but which one? If you rolled up S.luehmannii,S.australe and S.oleosum and then averaged them out they would look a bit like the pictured tree.Each has a variety of forms.I am leaning towards another species S.paniculatum.

[BMc]

Paniculatum fo sho!

[Soren]

I was thinking Aussie-species, due to the neon looking coloration but the foliage is very different than from Syzygium smithii (which I got), as the new tips is not that colored. That said - the rains just started and new foliage might pop up any time soon and change the picture. If Bruce and you agreee on S. paniculatum I will try and use the characteristics for it for identification.... Thanks!

[Roy-Ind]

This could be Syzygium cumini.

Roy

[Soren]

Definitely not S. cumini

[fruitlovers]

Looks like paniculatum to me also. Super common landscape and fast hedge tree in Southern California, where it is just called "eugenia". Fruit not very good tasting.

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

Hi Soren,
In the B.garden, there is two large trees, that produce quite well...never tasted it though. In my opinion they are more ornamental, than edible.

[fruitlovers]

Hi Soren,
In the B.garden, there is two large trees, that produce quite well...never tasted it though. In my opinion they are more ornamental, than edible.

Yes you're right. But probably you could make great jam or jelly out of them. Many fruits are not so good out of hand.

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

Hi Soren,
In the B.garden, there is two large trees, that produce quite well...never tasted it though. In my opinion they are more ornamental, than edible.

Yes you're right. But probably you could make great jam or jelly out of them. Many fruits are not so good out of hand.

Hi Oscar,
I checked online and the lilly pilly is quite popular as jam or jelly  I agree...many fruits ain't good out the hand...like quince.

http://thrumykitchenwindow.blogspot.pt/2009/05/lilly-pilly-jelly.html