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Syzygium myrtifolium

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Syzygium myrtifolium, the red lip or kelat oil, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae.[2] It is native to Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and the Philippines.[1] A shrub or dense tree from 2 to 20 m (7 to 66 ft) tall, it is typically found in coastal areas, lowlands, and other wet tropical situations.[2] It has found use as a garden, street, and landscaping shrub or tree, due to its colorful young leaves, amenability to pruning (including topiary), and fragrant flowers.[2][3]

  • Flowers can be white, cream, or yellow, with a pink cultivar available
    Flowers can be white, cream, or yellow, with a pink cultivar available
  • A cultivar with red young leaves
    A cultivar with red young leaves
  • Even as a seedling, younger shoots are red
    Even as a seedling, younger shoots are red
  • Pink young leaves
    Pink young leaves
  • Fruit are black when fully ripe
    Fruit are black when fully ripe
  • Oriental garden lizard (Calotes versicolor) hiding amongst the branches
    Oriental garden lizard (Calotes versicolor) hiding amongst the branches

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
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Syzygium myrtifolium
In a park, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species:
S. myrtifolium
Binomial name
Syzygium myrtifolium
Synonyms[1]
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    • Eugenia myrtifolia Roxb.
    • Eugenia oleina Wight
    • Eugenia parva C.B.Rob.
    • Eugenia sinubanensis Elmer
    • Syzygium campanellum Miq.
    • Syzygium campanulatum Korth.
    • Syzygium campanulatum var. longistylum Chantar. & J.Parn.
    • Syzygium sinubanense (Elmer) Diels
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