Syzygium — 119 species
Botanical species in the genus Syzygium recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Syzygium alliiligneum
Syzygium alliiligneum
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a moist soil of high fertility. The tree usually fruits abundantly. A tree that can attain a large size in rain forest conditions but also performs well in open garden situations.
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Syzygium aqueum
Syzygium aqueum
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
The trees are at home in fairly moist tropical lowlands at elevations up to 1,200 metres. They grow best in areas with a fairly long dry season. Plants are not tolerant of temperatures going below freezing.
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Syzygium aromaticum
Syzygium aromaticum
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Cloves thrive in lowland humid tropical areas where the temperature is fairly steady, growing best in an island setting at elevations below 300 metres. Notions about the ecological requirements of the clove vary, perhaps because of an underlying dilemma: a climate with a marked dry season promotes flowering, but the tree does not cope at all well with stress. There are two ways out of this dilemma.
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Syzygium australe
Syzygium australe
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A tree of warm temperate and subtropical climates, just reaching into tropical areas. It is tolerant of occasional, light frosts. Succeeds in full sun and in partial shade.
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Syzygium branderhorstii
Syzygium branderhorstii
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, it can also be cultivated in subtropical regions, though grows less quickly there. A cauliflorous species, the stem normally has bumps on the trunk where the inflorescences arise.
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Syzygium canicortex
Syzygium canicortex
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,400 metres, it is also suitable for growing in subtropical gardens. When grown in full sun, young plants form compact, globular shrubs with foliage right to the ground. Requires a well-drained soil rich in organic matter.
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Syzygium claviflorum
Syzygium claviflorum
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
The plant is found in the wild on poor sandy to peaty soils and ultramafic.
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Syzygium cordatum
Syzygium cordatum
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the subtropics and tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,200 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 15 - 25°c, but can tolerate 10 - 35°c. The tree is resistant to cold but not frost.
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Syzygium corynanthum
Syzygium corynanthum
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant mainly of the subtropical regions of eastern Australia, but extending northwards to northern Queensland. It can tolerate light frosts. Succeeds in full sun and in dappled shade.
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Syzygium cumini
Syzygium cumini
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 32°c, but can tolerate 12 - 48°c. Mature growth can be killed by temperatures of -2°c or lower, whilst young growth is killed at -1°c.
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Syzygium erythrocalyx
Syzygium erythrocalyx
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the tropical lowlands, occurring in areas with very high annual rainfall. A very demanding plant to grow, demanding shade from the sun, especially when young, and often found in dense shade in the wild. When growing the tree as an ornamental the leaf colour is best when the level of shade is not too high.
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Syzygium fibrosum
Syzygium fibrosum
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Plants are able to tolerate light frosts. Succeeds in full sun and in moderate shade. Requires a well-drained, humus-rich soil.
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Syzygium flosculiferum
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found in areas with year-round rainfall at elevations up to 300 metres.
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Syzygium forte
Syzygium forte
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Plants can tolerate strong, maritime winds. Prefers a moist, humus rich soil that can be light or moderately heavy, but it must be freely draining. Rather slow-growing.
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Syzygium grande
Syzygium grande
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Rather fast-growing. The tree usually flowers twice a year and the flowers attract large numbers of bees.
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Syzygium guineense
Syzygium guineense
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,100 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 15 - 30°c, but can tolerate 10 - 38°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,000 - 2,300mm, but tolerates 800 - 3,000mm.
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Syzygium gustavioides
Syzygium gustavioides
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 900 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 28 - 32°c, but can tolerate 13 - 38°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,400 - 3,800mm, but tolerates 1,200 - 4,000mm.
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Syzygium hemilamprum
Syzygium hemilamprum
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Plants can tolerate occasional light frosts. Succeeds in full sun. Succeeds in a range of free-draining, even sandy soil types.
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Syzygium jambos
Syzygium jambos
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Flourishes in tropical and near-tropical climates only, usually below elevations of 1,200 metres but up to 2,300 metres in Ecuador. It succeeds in dry areas, but fruits best in more humid regions. At its climatic limits, as in California, the tree grows vigorously but will not bear fruit.
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Syzygium koordersianum
Syzygium koordersianum
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found in areas with year-round rainfall at elevations up to 200 metres.
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Syzygium luehmannii
Syzygium luehmannii
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
The plant grows naturally in a sub-tropical to tropical climate with a distinct dry season. However it can tolerate quite low temperatures in winter and mild frost, particularly after establishment. No damage has been shown to occur with temperatures as low as 0°c.
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Syzygium malaccense
Syzygium malaccense
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the fairly moist, lowland tropics, where it can also be found at elevations up to 1,200 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 28°c, but can tolerate 16 - 33°c. The plant is intolerant of frost.
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Syzygium mananquil
Syzygium mananquil
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
The tree is cauliflorous, the flowers and fruit being produced in clusters along the trunk and larger branches.
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Syzygium oleosum
Syzygium oleosum
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the warm temperate to tropical regions of Australia. It can tolerate some frost, but needs protection from long or hard freezes. Prefers a position with full sun to partial shade.
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Syzygium owariense
Syzygium owariense
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
In Tanzania, the plant grows in areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the range 1,200 - 1,700mm. Tolerates a wide range of soil types.
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Syzygium paniculatum
Syzygium paniculatum
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Found in warm temperate to tropical areas of Australia. It is not very cold-hardy, tolerating temperatures down to about -3°c. Succeeds in full sun or partial shade.
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Syzygium papyraceum
Syzygium papyraceum
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Plants can tolerate some frost. Succeeds in full sun and in partial shade. Succeeds on various soil types.
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Syzygium polyanthum
Syzygium polyanthum
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Plants may commence flowering when 3 years old. Flowering and fruiting take place more or less all year-round. The wood is brittle, the branches breaking off easily in strong winds.
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Syzygium puberulum
Syzygium puberulum
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Grows best in a partially shaded position, also succeeding in quite dense shade. Prefers a moist, fertile soil. A rather slow-growing plant.
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Syzygium ridleyi
Syzygium ridleyi
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of lowland areas in the moist tropics, where it is found in areas with year-round rainfall at elevations up to 200 metres.
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Syzygium samarangense
Syzygium samarangense
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,300 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 23 - 28°c, but can tolerate 16 - 33°c. It can be killed by temperatures of 0°c or lower.
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Syzygium smithii
Syzygium smithii
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the subtropics to the tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,200 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 18 - 28°c, but can tolerate 8 - 36°c. It can be killed by temperatures of -5°c or lower, though new growth can be killed at -1°c.
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Syzygium suborbiculare
Syzygium suborbiculare
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 220 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 24 - 38°c, but can tolerate 12 - 44°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 900 - 1,600mm, but tolerates 600 - 1,800mm.
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Syzygium tierneyanum
Syzygium tierneyanum
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Plants are surprisingly tolerant of frost. Succeeds in a range of soils. So long as the soil is moist, the plant does not seem to be fussy about fertility.
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Syzygium wilsonii
Syzygium wilsonii
Family: Myrtaceae
Cultivation
Plants can tolerate light frosts. Succeeds as a slender, crooked shrub in the fairly dense shade of the rain forest understorey. When grown in a more open, but still somewhat shaded position in the garden, and pruned to keep it no more than 2 metres tall, the plant becomes dense and spreading and flowers heavily.
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