Syzygium branderhorstii

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Lockerbie Satinash
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Cairns Botanic Gardens,
August 2022
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species:
S. branderhorstii
Binomial name
Syzygium branderhorstii
Lauterb. (1910) [3] [4]
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Synonyms [4]
  • Syzygium acetosumMerr. & L.M.Perry (1942)
  • Syzygium kietanumRech. (1912)
  • Syzygium peekeliiDiels (1922)

Syzygium branderhorstii, commonly known as the Lockerbie satinash, is a small tree in the family Myrtaceae found in New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, and northern Queensland, Australia. [4] It is cauliflorous, producing large inflorescences from the trunk. [5] The fruits are eaten by brush turkeys (Alectura lathami). [6] [7]

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Conservation

This species is listed by the IUCN and Queensland Government's Department of Environment and Science as least concern. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Species profile—Syzygium branderhorstii". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 Jimbo, T. (2022). "Syzygium branderhorstii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T198692575A202837509. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T198692575A202837509.en . Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. "Syzygium branderhorstii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government . Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Syzygium branderhorstii Lauterb". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Syzygium branderhorstii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  6. Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 360. ISBN   9780958174213.
  7. Beasley, John (2009). Plants of Cape York - the compact guide. John Beasley. p. 106. ISBN   978-0-9806863-0-2.