Syzygium branderhorstii
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| Lockerbie Satinash | |
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| Cairns Botanic Gardens, August 2022 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Syzygium |
| Species: | S. branderhorstii |
| Binomial name | |
| Syzygium branderhorstii | |
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| Synonyms[4] | |
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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]
This species is listed by the IUCN and Queensland Government's Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[1][2]
