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Red-lip
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Red-lip

Syzygium myrtifolium

Syzygium myrtifolium, the red lip or kelat oil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and the Philippines. A shrub or dense tree from 2 to 20 m (7 to 66 ft) tall, it is typically found in coastal areas, lowlands, and other wet tropical situations. It has found use as a garden, street, and landscaping shrub or tree, due to its colorful...

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 344618.