Syzygium paniculatum (Magenta Lilly Pilly)

Syzygium paniculatum flower

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Syzygium paniculatum fruit

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Syzygium paniculatum tree

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MAGENTA LILLY PILLY FACTS

distribution map showing range of Syzygium paniculatum in Australia

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

Common Name
Magenta Lilly Pilly

Description
The Magenta Lilly Pilly is a dense rainforest shrub or small tree growing to 15 m tall. The leaves are elliptical tapering to a point at the tip, shiny dark green above with a paler underside, and grow 4 cm to 9 cm long and 1.5 cm to 3 cm wide. The plant flowers in summer between December and March. The flowers are white and produced in clusters. The berries are magenta in colour (less commonly white or pink) and 15 mm to 25 mm in diameter.

Habitat
rainforest

Distribution
The Magenta Lilly Pilly is found on a coastal strip of New South Wales from about Jervis Bay to Myall Lakes.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 15m

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Syzygium
Species:	paniculatum
Common Name:	Magenta Lilly Pilly

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