Myrtaceae FAMILY

Syncarpia hillii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitTree

Growth—

Satinay occurs in a limited area mainly in the subtropical zone, on and close to Fraser Island on the Australian east coast, within the latitudinal range 25 - 28°S at elevations between sea level and 700 metres^[1]. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 30°c, though it can tolerate 10 - 35°c^[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,100 - 1,700mm, but can tolerate 800 - 2,000mm^[1]. Prefers a sunny position^[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 6, tolerating 4.5 - 6.5^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Syncarpia+hillii>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
[2]The Useful Native Plants of Australia. — Maiden J.H. · Turner & Co.; London. · 1889 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Terse details of the uses of many Australian plants and other species naturalised, or at least growing, in Australia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.