蒲桃屬常綠喬木，原產印度至馬來半島。樹高超過10m，主幹健壯，分枝開展，老樹樹皮或呈剝落狀。對生薄革質橢圓形葉片，葉長10~25cm，葉寬5~10cm，葉面光滑。聚繖花序自枝端或葉腋伸出，有4片發達的花萼，花白色，有多數花絲形如粉撲，花徑3~4cm。果實鐘形或錐形，表面光滑，果色白、綠、粉紅至紫紅色。果長5~10cm，直徑5~8cm。一年可開花數次，主要開花期春季，果熟期夏季，若經產期調節可全年生產。

An evergreen tree in the genus Syzygium, originally from India to the Malay Peninsula. Tree height over 10 m, trunk sturdy with spreading branches. Bark of old trees occasionally flaky. Leaves opposite, thin leathery, oval-shaped, smooth, 10 to 25 cm long and 5 to 10 cm wide. Cymes protruding from branch ends or leaf axils, with 4 showy calyxes, flower white with numerous filaments shaped like powder puffs, flower 3-4 cm across. Fruit bell-shaped or conical, surface smooth, white, green, pink to purple in color; fruit 5-10 cm long and 5-8 cm across. The tree blooms several times a year, mainly from spring and fruits ripening in summer.

適合全日照溫暖環境，根系略耐潮濕。葉片生長旺盛，夏季高溫期水分蒸散量大，應注意澆水以促進生長。繁殖採用嫁接法為主。

It suitably grows in warm and full-sun environments; the root system is slightly tolerant to dampness. The leaves grow vigorously and the soils need watered adequately to avoid losing water because of evapotranspiration in summer. Mainly propagated by grafting.

果實風味甜美，飽滿多汁，是夏季消暑解渴的聖品。蓮霧樹形廣袤，是優良的遮蔭樹。

The sweet and juicy fruits are great food to quench the thirst in summer.The tree has a vast crown and is an excellent shade tree.