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Syzygium paniculatum

Common name:	Brush Cherry	Family:	Myrtaceae
Author:	Gaertn.	Botanical references:	200, 265
Synonyms:	Eugenia myrtifolia (Sims.)
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	Australia - New South Wales.
Habitat:	Rain forests and sandy soils by the sea[260].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	1	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	0

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	Eugenia australis[G] S. australe[G]
Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Brush Cherry [P],
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	paniculatum = with panicles
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Myrtales. Myrtle family

Physical Characteristics

An evergreen shrub growing to 5m. It is hardy to zone 10. It is in leaf all year. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 1/5 for edibility and 0/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil.

Edible Uses

Fruit.

Fruit - raw or cooked[260].

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

None known

Other Uses

Hedge.

Plants are used for hedging in frost-free areas of California[260].

Cultivation details

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Succeeds in any good well-drained soil[260].
This species is not very cold-hardy, tolerating temperatures down to about -3° c[260].

Propagation

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Web References

[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

References for Eugenia myrtifolia (a possible synonym).

[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.

References for Syzygium australe (a possible synonym).

[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.

References for the family Myrtaceae.

To be included in the Flora of China.

See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.

Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.

[260] Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Conservatory and Indoor Plants Volumes 1 & 2 Pan Books, London. 1998 ISBN 0-330-37376-5
Excellent photos of over 1,100 species and cultivars with habits and cultivation details plus a few plant uses. Many species are too tender for outdoors in Britain though there are many that can be grown outside.

[265] Carolin. R. & Tindale. M. Flora of the Sydney Region Reed. Australia. 1993 ISBN 0730104001
Concise flora with little beyond an extensive key, species descriptions, very brief habitat description.

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