Syzygium australe (J.C.Wendl. ex Link) B.Hyland

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24, Athlone Avenue Greendale

Synonyms:	Syzygium paniculatum sensu auct. non Gaertn.
Common names:	Australian brush-cherry (English) Australian water pear (English)
Description:	Shrub or tree. Leaves elliptic, hairless, glossy above; apex acuminate. Inflorescences of branched axillary or terminal panicles; peduncles 3-5 or more-flowered. Flowers white. Fruit ovoid, rose-purple, 1-2 cm long.
Notes:	Originally named by me (MAH) as Syzygium paniculatum Gaertn.; the identification was corrected in April 2016 by Dr Peter G. Wilson of the New South Wales Herbarium. Dr Wilson commented as follows: "This is Syzygium australe, not S. paniculatum ... this misidentification was common in Australia until the 1980s when the correct application of the latter name was resolved. True S. paniculatum has a magenta-coloured fruit and the seed is polyembryonic".
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Worldwide distribution:	Australia
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Image last updated:	Saturday 14 May 2016
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Syzygium australe
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Syzygium australe
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Syzygium australe
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