Syzygium anisatum, with common namesringwood and aniseed tree, is a rare Australian rainforest tree with an aromatic leaf that has an essential oil profile comparable to true aniseed.
Should not be confused with Clausena anisata, a small tree native to Southeast Asia and Australia.
The leaf from cultivated plantations is used as a bushfood spice and distilled for the essential oil, and is known in the trade as aniseed myrtle or anise myrtle.
The ringwood tree has a dense crown and grows up to 45 metres tall. The leaves are 6–12 cm long with prominently undulated margins and rich aniseed aroma when crushed.
Flowers are white and sweetly scented, borne in panicles. The fruit are dry papery capsules around 5 mm long and are white in appearance.
Ringwood's natural distribution in the wild is restricted to the Nambucca and Bellinger Valleys in the subtropics of New South Wales, Australia.[4]
Used as a flavouring spice and herbal tea ingredient. Although previously known, it was first sold in the early 1990s as a bushfood spice, and in the mid 1990s cultivated in plantations to meet demand.[5][6]
The essential oil of S. anisatum contains anethole and methyl chavicol, imparting licorice and aniseed flavours respectively.
'Aniseed myrtle' is the name originally coined to specifically describe high quality selections of the trans-anethole chemotype (90%+) - generally recognized as safe for flavouring. These selections are propagated from cutting for consistent essential oil quality. The aniseed myrtle selections are also low in methyl chavicol and cis-anethole (less than 0.1%).
A significant fungal pathogen, myrtle rust (Uredo rangelii), was detected in aniseed myrtle plantations in January 2011.[8] Myrtle rust severely damages new growth and threatens aniseed myrtle production. Controls are being developed.
^Craven, Lyndley A.; Biffin, E. (April 2005). "Anetholea anisata Transferred to, and Two New Australian Taxa of, Syzygium (Myrtaceae)". Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 50 (1): 157–162(6). doi:10.3767/000651905X623346.
^ "Syzygium anisatum (Vickery) Craven & Biffin". The Plant List. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
^The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 22 September 2016
syzygium, anisatum, with, common, names, ringwood, aniseed, tree, rare, australian, rainforest, tree, with, aromatic, leaf, that, essential, profile, comparable, true, aniseed, flowers, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade,. Syzygium anisatum with common names ringwood and aniseed tree is a rare Australian rainforest tree with an aromatic leaf that has an essential oil profile comparable to true aniseed Syzygium anisatum Flowers Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Rosids Order Myrtales Family Myrtaceae Genus Syzygium Species S anisatum Binomial name Syzygium anisatum Vickery Craven amp Biffen 1 2 Synonyms 3 Anetholea anisata Vickery Peter G Wilson Backhousia anisata Vickery Should not be confused with Clausena anisata a small tree native to Southeast Asia and Australia The leaf from cultivated plantations is used as a bushfood spice and distilled for the essential oil and is known in the trade as aniseed myrtle or anise myrtle The ringwood tree has a dense crown and grows up to 45 metres tall The leaves are 6 12 cm long with prominently undulated margins and rich aniseed aroma when crushed Flowers are white and sweetly scented borne in panicles The fruit are dry papery capsules around 5 mm long and are white in appearance Ringwood s natural distribution in the wild is restricted to the Nambucca and Bellinger Valleys in the subtropics of New South Wales Australia 4 Contents 1 Uses 2 Myrtle rust 3 See also 4 ReferencesUses editUsed as a flavouring spice and herbal tea ingredient Although previously known it was first sold in the early 1990s as a bushfood spice and in the mid 1990s cultivated in plantations to meet demand 5 6 The essential oil of S anisatum contains anethole and methyl chavicol imparting licorice and aniseed flavours respectively Aniseed myrtle is the name originally coined to specifically describe high quality selections of the trans anethole chemotype 90 generally recognized as safe for flavouring These selections are propagated from cutting for consistent essential oil quality The aniseed myrtle selections are also low in methyl chavicol and cis anethole less than 0 1 Research indicates that aniseed myrtle oil has antimicrobial activity including on the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans 7 Myrtle rust editA significant fungal pathogen myrtle rust Uredo rangelii was detected in aniseed myrtle plantations in January 2011 8 Myrtle rust severely damages new growth and threatens aniseed myrtle production Controls are being developed See also edit nbsp Australia portal nbsp Food portal List of Australian herbs and spicesReferences edit Craven Lyndley A Biffin E April 2005 Anetholea anisata Transferred to and Two New Australian Taxa of Syzygium Myrtaceae Blumea Biodiversity Evolution and Biogeography of Plants 50 1 157 162 6 doi 10 3767 000651905X623346 Syzygium anisatum Vickery Craven amp Biffin The Plant List Retrieved 24 July 2013 The Plant List A Working List of All Plant Species retrieved 22 September 2016 PlantNET NSW Flora Online Australian Native Food Industry Profile CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems Archived 2012 02 10 at the Wayback Machine Suppliers of cultivated bushfoods CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems Wilkinson J M Cavanagh H M A Antibacterial activity of essential oils from Australian native plants Phytotherapy Research Volume 19 Issue 7 pp 643 646 Myrtle rust host list NSW Primary Industries Archived 2011 02 16 at the Wayback Machine Floyd A G Rainforest Trees of Mainland South eastern Australia ISBN 0 909605 57 2 This rosid tree article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Myrtaceae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Australian rosid article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Syzygium anisatum amp oldid 1156571920, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
