Syzygium
Syzygium is a genus of flowering plants, belonging to the myrtle family Myrtaceae. The genus comprises about 1100 species, and has a native range that extends from Africa and Madagascar through southern Asia east through the Pacific.
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Species
- Syzygium ampliflorum
- Syzygium amplifolium
- Syzygium andamanicum
- Syzygium anisatum
- Syzygium aqueum (Water Apple, Bell fruit, Water cherry, Watery rose apple)
- Syzygium australe (Brush Cherry (Aust.))
- Syzygium aromaticum (Clove)
- Syzygium beddomei
- Syzygium benthamianum
- Syzygium bourdillonii
- Syzygium caryophyllatum
- Syzygium chavaran
- Syzygium cordatum (Hute, Waterbessie, undoni, water berry, umSwi)
- Syzygium corynanthum (Sour cherry)
- Syzygium courtallense
- Syzygium crebrinerve (Purple cherry)
- Syzygium cumini (Jambul, Jambolan, Black plum, Damson plum, Duhat plum, Jambolan plum, Java plum, Malabar plum, Portuguese plum)
- Syzygium curanii (Lipote)
- Syzygium cyclophyllum
- Syzygium densiflorum
- Syzygium diffusum
- Syzygium discophorum
- Syzygium erythrocalyx (Johnstones River Satinash)
- Syzygium fergusonii
- Syzygium fibrosum
- Syzygium fijiense
- Syzygium forte (White Apple)
- Syzygium francisii (Giant water gum)
- Syzygium gambleanum
- Syzygium guehoi
- Syzygium guineese (Waterberry)
- Syzygium hodgkinsoniae (Red lilly pilly)
- Syzygium jambos (Roseapple, Malabar plum, Plum rose, Rose apple, Water apple)
- Syzygium luehmannii (Riberry, Cherry Satinash)
- Syzygium maire
- Syzygium malaccense (Malay Apple, Malacca apple, Malay rose apple, Mountain apple, Otaheite cashew, Rose apple, Water apple)
- Syzygium makul
- Syzygium manii
- Syzygium micranthum
- Syzygium microphyllum
- Syzygium minus
- Syzygium moorei (Coolamon)
- Syzygium myhendrae
- Syzygium neesianum
- Syzygium occidentale
- Syzygium oleosum Blue Lilly Pilly
- Syzygium oliganthum
- Syzygium palghatense
- Syzygium paniculatum (Magenta lillypilly (Aust.))
- Syzygium parameswaranii
- Syzygium phaeophyllum
- Syzygium phyllyraeoides
- Syzygium polyanthum (Indian bay leaf, Indonesian bay leaf, Salam leaf, daun salam, Indonesian laurel)
- Syzygium pondoense
- Syzygium purpureum
- Syzygium ramavarma
- Syzygium rotundifolium
- Syzygium samarangense (Java Apple, Makopa, Java rose apple, Samarang rose apple, Water apple, Wax jambu, Wax apple)
- Syzygium seemannianum
- Syzygium smithii = Acmena smithii
- Syzygium spathulatum
- Syzygium stocksii
- Syzygium suborbiculare (Lady Apple)
- Syzygium sylvestre
- Syzygium travancoricum
- Syzygium turbinatum
- Syzygium umbrosum
- Syzygium utilis
- Syzygium wolfii
- Syzygium wrightii
- Syzygium zeylanicum (Smaich (Cambodia))
Syzygium Media
Syzygium samarangense, with a cross section of the fruit
An Australian rainforest Syzygium exhibits cauliflory.