5 September 2020
Ipoh City Watch in collaboration with Lions Club of Perak Silver State will be planting the 6th tree at The Kandu Resort, Gopeng in conjunction with Merdeka Community Garden Project organised by Pertubuhan Rakan Komuniti Pendidikan Perak:
Tree Serial Number: ICW-CG-0006/09/20
Name of Tree: Eugenia Oleina (Syzygium Myrtifolium)
Eugenia is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. It has a worldwide, although highly uneven, distribution in tropical and subtropical regions. The bulk of the approximately 1,100 species occur in the New World tropics, especially in the northern Andes, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Forest (coastal forests) of eastern Brazil. Other centers of diversity include New Caledonia and Madagascar. Many of the species that occur in the Old World have received a new classification into the genus Syzygium.[3]
All species are woody evergreen trees and shrubs. Several are grown as ornamental plants for their attractive glossy foliage, and a few produce edible fruit that are eaten fresh or used in jams and jellies.
