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Waterberries
Syzygium
Syzygium is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. The genus comprises about 1200–1800 species, and has a native range that extends from Africa and Madagascar through southern Asia east through the Pacific. Its highest levels of diversity occur from Malaysia to northeastern Australia, where many species are very poorly known and many more have not been described taxonomically.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Java plum
speciesSyzygium cumini
Rose-apple
speciesSyzygium jambos
Brush Cherry
speciesSyzygium paniculatum
Water Berry
speciesSyzygium cordatum
Malay Apple
speciesSyzygium malaccense
scrub cherry
speciesSyzygium australe
Lilly Pilly
speciesSyzygium smithii
Red-lip
speciesSyzygium myrtifolium
Wax Apple
speciesSyzygium samarangense
Water Apple
speciesSyzygium aqueum
weeping lilli pilli
speciesSyzygium floribundum
boxleaf eugenia
speciesSyzygium buxifolium
Syzygium elliptifolium
speciesSyzygium elliptifolium
Syzygium formosanum
speciesSyzygium formosanum
Blue Lilly Pilly
speciesSyzygium oleosum
Water Pear
speciesSyzygium guineense
Swamp maire
speciesSyzygium maire
Small-leaved Lilly Pilly
speciesSyzygium luehmannii
southern satinash
speciesSyzygium ingens
giant water gum
speciesSyzygium francisii
indian bay leaf
speciesSyzygium polyanthum
Syzygium wilsonii
speciesSyzygium wilsonii
bumpy satinash
speciesSyzygium cormiflorum
Coolamon Tree
speciesSyzygium moorei
Lidded Cleistocalyx
speciesSyzygium nervosum
Clove
speciesSyzygium aromaticum
Syzygium acuminatissimum
speciesSyzygium acuminatissimum
Sea Apple
speciesSyzygium grande
smooth-bark rose apple
speciesSyzygium hodgkinsoniae
ʻōhiʻa ha
speciesSyzygium sandwicense
Malayalam Pula
speciesSyzygium zeylanicum
rose satinash
speciesSyzygium crebrinerve
Caldera Satinash
speciesSyzygium nebulosum
South Indian plum
speciesSyzygium caryophyllatum
red bush apple
speciesSyzygium suborbiculare
Syzygium paucivenium
speciesSyzygium paucivenium
Syzygium kusukusuense
speciesSyzygium kusukusuense
Syzygium antisepticum
speciesSyzygium antisepticum
Mountain Waterberry
speciesSyzygium legatii
Syzygium hemilamprum
speciesSyzygium hemilamprum
Syzygium tripinnatum
speciesSyzygium tripinnatum
Syzygium levinei
speciesSyzygium levinei
Syzygium hancei
speciesSyzygium hancei
Syzygium luehmannii × wilsonii
hybridSyzygium luehmannii × wilsonii
Killarney Satinash
speciesSyzygium corynanthum
Syzygium simile
speciesSyzygium simile
River Cherry
speciesSyzygium tierneyanum
Syzygium laetum
speciesSyzygium laetum
Ringwood
speciesSyzygium anisatum
Fibrous satinash
speciesSyzygium fibrosum
Syzygium eucalyptoides
speciesSyzygium eucalyptoides
Daintree satinash
speciesSyzygium monospermum
Forest Waterberry
speciesSyzygium gerrardii
Syzygium forte
speciesSyzygium forte
Pondo Waterberry
speciesSyzygium pondoense
Syzygium salicifolium
speciesSyzygium salicifolium
Syzygium euphlebium
speciesSyzygium euphlebium
Syzygium taiwanicum
speciesSyzygium taiwanicum
paperbark satinash
speciesSyzygium papyraceum
Syzygium densinervium
speciesSyzygium densinervium
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 72388.