Syzygium francisii (Giant Water Gum)

Syzygium francisii leaves

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Syzygium francisii at Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. This photo is from Gardenology.org.

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GIANT WATER GUM FACTS

distribution map showing range of Syzygium francisii in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Common Name
Giant Water Gum

Other Names
Rose Satinash, Francis Water Gum

Description
The Giant Water Gum is a medium to large tree with dense crown, growing to 20 m tall (sometimes over 30 m tall). Large trees develop buttresses at the base. The leaves are elliptical with a pointed tip and grow 4 cm to 8 cm long and 15 mm to 35 mm wide. The plant flowers in spring and summer from October to December. The flowers are white and produced in branched clusters. The berries are pale blue, lilac to purple in colour and 1 cm to 2 cm in diameter.

Habitat
rainforest

Distribution
Syzygium francisii is found in south east Queensland, north eastern and central eastern New South Wales.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 20m

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Syzygium
Species:	francisii
Common Name:	Giant Water Gum

Relatives in same Genus
  Syzygium australe
  Syzygium luehmannii
  Syzygium oleosum
  Syzygium paniculatum
  Syzygium smithii
  Syzygium wilsonii