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Lady apple occurs naturally in northern Australia on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, the north of the Northern Territory and the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is also found in southern Papua New Guinea. The latitudinal range in Australia is 10–17°S and the altitudinal range is from near sea level to 220 m. in Queensland, Northern Territory and northern Western Australia.
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Lim, T.K. (2012). Syzygium suborbiculare. In: Edible Medicinal And Non Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2534-8_107
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