Syzygium
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Genus
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of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s that belongs to the myrtle family, Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae
The Myrtaceae or Myrtle family are a family of dicotyledon plants, placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, clove, guava, feijoa, allspice, and eucalyptus belong here. All species are woody, with essential oils, and flower parts in multiples of four or five...
. The genus comprises about 1100 species, and has a native range that extends from Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and Madagascar
Madagascar
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through southern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
east through the Pacific
Pacific Ocean
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. Its highest levels of diversity occur from Malaysia to northeastern Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, where many species are very poorly known and many more have not been described taxonomically. 62 species are found in Australia and are generally known as lillipillies, brush cherries or satinash.
Most species are evergreen
Evergreen
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tree
Tree
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s and shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
s. Several species 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. The most economically important species, however, is the clove
Clove
Cloves are the aromatic dried flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae. Cloves are native to the Maluku islands in Indonesia and used as a spice in cuisines all over the world...
Syzygium aromaticum, of which the unopened flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
buds are an important spice
Spice
A spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark, or vegetative substance used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for flavor, color, or as a preservative that kills harmful bacteria or prevents their growth. It may be used to flavour a dish or to hide other flavours...
. Some of the edible species of Syzygium are planted throughout the tropics worldwide, and several have become invasive species
Invasive species
"Invasive species", or invasive exotics, is a nomenclature term and categorization phrase used for flora and fauna, and for specific restoration-preservation processes in native habitats, with several definitions....
in some island ecosystems. At times Syzygium was confused taxonomically with the genus Eugenia
Eugenia
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 1,000 species occur in the New World tropics, especially in the northern Andes, the Caribbean, and the...
(ca. 1000 species), but the latter genus has its highest specific diversity in the neotropics.
Selected species
- Syzygium ampliflorumSyzygium ampliflorumSyzygium ampliflorum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.It is a Critically endangered species threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium amplifoliumSyzygium amplifoliumSyzygium amplifolium is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Fiji. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium andamanicumSyzygium andamanicumSyzygium andamanicum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium anisatum
- Syzygium aqueumSyzygium aqueumSyzygium aqueum is a species of brush cherry tree. Its common names include Water Cherry, Watery Rose Apple, and Lau Lau; names like "water apple" and "bell fruit" may refer to any species of Syzygium grown for its fruit. In the Malaysian language, it is known as jambu air meaning "water guava"...
– Water Apple, Bell fruit, Water cherry, Watery rose apple - Syzygium australeSyzygium australeSyzygium australe, commonly called Brush Cherry or Scrub Cherry, is a rainforest tree native to eastern Australia. It can attain a height of up to 35 m with a diameter of 60 cm. The leaves are opposite, simple, lanceolate from 4-8 cm long. Flowers are white and in clusters. The dark pink to red...
– Brush CherryBrush cherryThe magenta lilly pilly , also known by the common name magenta cherry, is a broad dense bushy rainforest tree native to New South Wales. It grows to a height of 15 m with trunk diameter up to 35 cm. Leaves are 3-9 cm long, opposite, simple and slightly obovate, tapering at the leaf base...
(Aust.) - Syzygium aromaticum – CloveCloveCloves are the aromatic dried flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae. Cloves are native to the Maluku islands in Indonesia and used as a spice in cuisines all over the world...
- Syzygium beddomeiSyzygium beddomeiSyzygium beddomei is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to India.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium benthamianumSyzygium benthamianumSyzygium benthamianum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to India.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium bourdilloniiSyzygium bourdilloniiSyzygium bourdillonii is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium caryophyllatumSyzygium caryophyllatumSyzygium caryophyllatum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium chavaranSyzygium chavaranSyzygium chavaran is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to India.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium cordatumSyzygium cordatumSyzygium cordatum is an evergreen, water-loving tree, which grows to a height of 8–15 m. This tree is often found near streams, on forest margins or in swampy spots. The leaves are elliptic to circular, bluish green on top and a paler green below. Young leaves are reddish...
– Hute, Waterbessie, undoni, water berry, umSwi - Syzygium corynanthumSyzygium corynanthumSyzygium corynanthum is a common Australian tree, growing from near Taree, New South Wales to tropical Queensland. Common names include Sour Cherry and Killarney Satinash...
– Sour cherry - Syzygium corynocarpa (A.Gray) C.Muell.
- Syzygium courtallenseSyzygium courtallenseSyzygium courtallense is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium crebrinerveSyzygium crebrinerveSyzygium crebrinerve is a fairly common Australian tree, growing from near Taree, New South Wales to Calliope in Queensland . Common names include Purple Cherry, Rose Satinash, and Black Water Gum...
– Purple cherry - Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels – JambulJambulJambul is an evergreen tropical tree in the flowering plant family Myrtaceae. Jambul is native to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia...
, Jambolan, Black plum, Damson plum, Duhat plum, Jambolan plum, Portuguese plum - Syzygium curanii – Lipote
- Syzygium cyclophyllumSyzygium cyclophyllumSyzygium cyclophyllum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium densiflorumSyzygium densiflorumSyzygium densiflorum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to India.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium diffusumSyzygium diffusumSyzygium diffusum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Fiji.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium discophorumSyzygium discophorumSyzygium discophorum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.It is an Endangered species threatened by habitat loss.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. ; Downloaded on 23 August 2007.*...
- Syzygium erythrocalyxSyzygium erythrocalyxSyzygium erythrocalyx, commonly known as Johnstone River satinash, is a rainforest tree native to North Queensland, Australia. The tree is up to 30 ft in height, with large, broad elliptical leaves to 20 cm long, prominent veined, and red new growth. The edible red fruit is up to 4cm wide.It is...
– Johnstones River Satinash - Syzygium fergusonii
- Syzygium fibrosumSyzygium fibrosumSyzygium fribrosum is a rainforest tree native to monsoon forests of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia.Leaves are opposite, smooth, leathery, elliptic, 5.5-11 cm long and 3.5-55 cm wide. The flowers are cream with numerous stamens...
- Syzygium fijienseSyzygium fijienseSyzygium fijiense is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Fiji.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium forte – White Apple
- Syzygium francisiiSyzygium francisiiSyzygium francisii is a native Australian tree, common on the eastern sea board, between Morisset, New South Wales and Gladstone, Queensland . Common names include Giant Water Gum, Rose Satinash, and Francis Water Gum...
– Giant water gum - Syzygium gracilipes
- Syzygium guehoiSyzygium guehoiSyzygium guehoi is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Mauritius. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.-Source:* Florens, D. 2000. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium guineeseSyzygium guineeseSyzgium guineense is a leafy forest tree of the Myrtaceae family, found in many parts of Africa both wild and domesticated. Both its fruits and leaves are edible; the pulp and the fruit skin are sucked and the seed discarded...
– Waterberry - Syzygium hodgkinsoniaeSyzygium hodgkinsoniaeSyzygium hodgkinsoniae is a rare subtropical rainforest tree, growing on alluvial soils by streams in the north east New South Wales and south east Queensland, Australia. The range of natural distribution is from the Richmond River, New South Wales to Gympie in south east Queensland. Common names...
– Red lilly pilly - Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston – Roseapple, Malabar plum, Plum rose, Rose apple, Water apple
- Syzygium luehmanniiSyzygium luehmanniiSyzygium luehmannii is a medium sized coastal rainforest tree. Common names include Riberry, Small Leaved Lilli Pilli, Cherry Satinash, Cherry Alder, or Clove Lilli Pilli....
– Riberry, Cherry Satinash - Syzygium maire
- Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry – Malay AppleMalay AppleSyzygium malaccense, commonly known as Malay Apple, is a species of flowering tree that is native to Malaysia, Indonesia and Southern Vietnam. It has been introduced throughout the tropics, including many Caribbean countries such as Jamaica, Suriname, Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Tobago...
, Malacca apple, Malay rose apple, Mountain apple, Otaheite cashew, Rose apple, Water apple - Syzygium makulSyzygium makulSyzygium makul is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium maniiSyzygium maniiSyzygium manii is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium micranthumSyzygium micranthumSyzygium micranthum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium microphyllumSyzygium microphyllumSyzygium microphyllum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss. In 1998 the now disputed taxon Syzygium gambleanum was listed as extinct in the IUCN Red List...
(Syzygium gambleanum is an illegitimate synonym) - Syzygium minusSyzygium minusSyzygium minus is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Fiji.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium mooreiSyzygium mooreiSyzygium moorei is a rare sub tropical rainforest tree, growing on volcanic soils in the Mount Warning area of north east New South Wales and south east Queensland, Australia...
– Coolamon - Syzygium myhendraeSyzygium myhendraeSyzygium myhendrae is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to India.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium neesianumSyzygium neesianumSyzygium neesianum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium nervosum
- Syzygium occidentaleSyzygium occidentaleSyzygium occidentale is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to India.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium oleosumSyzygium oleosumSyzygium oleosum, commonly known as the Blue Lilly Pilly, is a species of Syzygium tree native to eastern Australian rainforests and wet sclerophyll forests. It is usually a small tree, 4 to 15 m tall. The leaves are opposite, simple and lanceolate to ovate, with a dark glossy upper surface and...
– Blue Lilly Pilly - Syzygium oliganthumSyzygium oliganthumSyzygium oliganthum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium palghatenseSyzygium palghatenseSyzygium palghatense is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium paniculatum – Magenta lillypilly (Aust.)
- Syzygium parameswaraniiSyzygium parameswaraniiSyzygium parameswaranii is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to India.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium papyraceumSyzygium papyraceumSyzygium papyraceum, known as the Paperbark Satinash is a rainforest tree of tropical Queensland, Australia. It can grow to 20 metres tall, the bark is papery, reddish fawn in colour. Leaves are thick and heavy, around 7 cm long. Attractive pink or purple flowers are followed by similarly coloured...
(AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) - Syzygium patentinerve (endemic to Savai'iSavai'iSavaii is the largest and highest island in Samoa and the Samoa Islands chain. It is also the biggest landmass in Polynesia outside Hawaii and New Zealand. The island of Savai'i is also referred to by Samoans as Salafai, a classical Samoan term used in oratory and prose...
& UpoluUpoluUpolu is an island in Samoa, formed by a massive basaltic shield volcano which rises from the seafloor of the western Pacific Ocean. The island is long, in area, and is the second largest in geographic area as well as the most populated of the Samoan Islands. Upolu is situated to the east of...
islands in SamoaSamoaSamoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
) - Syzygium phaeophyllumSyzygium phaeophyllumSyzygium phaeophyllum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Fiji.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium phyllyraeoidesSyzygium phyllyraeoidesSyzygium phyllyraeoides is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium polyanthum (Wight) Walp. – Indian bay leafBay leafBay leaf refers to the aromatic leaf of the bay laurel . Fresh or dried bay leaves are used in cooking for their distinctive flavor and fragrance. The leaves are often used to flavor soups, stews, braises and pâtés in Mediterranean cuisine...
, Indonesian bay leaf, Salam leaf, daun salam, Indonesian laurel - Syzygium pondoenseSyzygium pondoenseSyzygium pondoense is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to South Africa. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Sources:* Hilton-Taylor, C. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium purpureumSyzygium purpureumSyzygium purpureum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Fiji.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium pseudofastigiatumSyzygium pseudofastigiatumSyzygium pseudofastigiatum, known as the Claudie Satinash is a rare rainforest tree of tropical Queensland, Australia. It can grow to 35 metres tall....
(AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) - Syzygium quadrangulatum (A.Gray) Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Syzygium ramavarmaSyzygium ramavarmaSyzygium ramavarma is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to India.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium richii (A.Gray) Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Syzygium rotundifoliumSyzygium rotundifoliumSyzygium rotundifolium is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium samarangenseSyzygium samarangenseSyzygium samarangense is a plant species in the Myrtaceae, native to India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka and Thailand, and widely cultivated in the tropics...
(Blume) Merr. & L. M. Perry – Java Apple, Makopa, Java rose apple, Samarang rose apple, Water apple, Wax jambu, Wax apple - Syzygium sandwicensisSyzygium sandwicensisSyzygium sandwicensis is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. Common names include Ōhia ha, Hā, and Pāihi. It is normally a large tree, reaching a height of and a trunk diameter of , but is a shrub on exposed ridges...
(A.Gray) Nied.Franz Josef NiedenzuFranz Josef Niedenzu was a German botanist born in Köppernig. For most of his career he was a professor and subsequently rector at the Lyceum Hosianum in Braunsberg, East Prussia...
– Ōhia ha - Syzygium seemannii (A.Gray) Biffin & Craven
- Syzygium seemannianumSyzygium seemannianumSyzygium seemannianum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Fiji.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium smithii
- Syzygium spathulatumSyzygium spathulatumSyzygium spathulatum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium spissumSyzygium spissumSyzygium spissum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium stocksiiSyzygium stocksiiSyzygium stocksii is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to India.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium suborbiculareSyzygium suborbiculareSyzygium suborbiculare, the red bush apple, is a small understorey tree native to open forests and woodland of northern Australia and Papua New Guinea....
– Lady Apple - Syzygium sylvestreSyzygium sylvestreSyzygium sylvestre is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium travancoricumSyzygium travancoricumSyzygium travancoricum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is known from a few locations in Kerala and is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
- Syzygium turbinatumSyzygium turbinatumSyzygium turbinatum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium umbrosumSyzygium umbrosumSyzygium umbrosum is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium utilisSyzygium utilisSyzygium utilis is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to India.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium wolfiiSyzygium wolfiiSyzygium wolfii is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Fiji.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium wrightiiSyzygium wrightiiSyzygium wrightii is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Seychelles.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Syzygium xerampelinumSyzygium xerampelinumSyzygium xerampelinum, known as the Mulgrave Satinash is a rare rainforest tree of tropical Queensland, Australia. The bark and fruit are similar to the often cultivated Magenta Cherry.- References :...
(AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
) - Syzygium zeylanicum – Smaich (CambodiaCambodiaCambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
) - Syzygium sp. 'Lakeba'
Formerly placed here
- Eugenia syzygioides (Miq.) M.R.Hend. (as S. syzygioides (Miq.) Merr. & L.M.Perry)
- Waterhousea floribundaWaterhousea floribundaWaterhousea floribunda is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia. It grows along streams from the Williams River near Dungog to Mackay in central eastern Queensland. Known as the Weeping Lilli Pilli, this tree is widely planted as an ornamental. Planted trees from 1827 may be seen at the Royal...
(F.Muell.) B.Hyland (as S. floribundum F.Muell.)