Syzygium buxifolium

Syzygium buxifolium, the boxleaf eugenia or fish-scale bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to northern Vietnam, southern China, Hainan, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and southern Kyushu, Japan.[1] A shrub or small tree, it is suitable for hedges, containers, and bonsai.[2] It is used as a street tree in a number of southern Chinese cities.[3]

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Syzygium buxifolium
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In fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species:
S. buxifolium
Binomial name
Syzygium buxifolium
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Eugenia microphylla C.Abel
    • Eugenia pyxophylla Hance
    • Eugenia sinensis Hemsl.
    • Eugenia somae Hayata
    • Syllysium buxifolium (Hook. & Arn.) Meyen & S.Schauer
    • Syzygium buxifolium var. verticillatum C.Chen
    • Syzygium somae (Hayata) Mori

References
  1. "Syzygium buxifolium Hook. & Arn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. "Syzygium buxifolium Hooker & Arnott". nparks.gov.sg. Flora Fauna Web. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.


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