Syzygium buxifolium

Syzygium buxifolium, the boxleaf eugenia or fish-scale bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to northern Vietnam, southern China, Hainan, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and southern Kyushu, Japan.^[1] A shrub or small tree, it is suitable for hedges, containers, and bonsai.^[2] It is used as a street tree in a number of southern Chinese cities.^[3]

Close-up of leaf with human thumbnail for scale

Syzygium buxifolium
Close-up of flowers
In fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Syzygium
Species:	S. buxifolium
Binomial name
Syzygium buxifolium Hook. & Arn.
Synonyms[1]
List Eugenia microphylla C.Abel Eugenia pyxophylla Hance Eugenia sinensis Hemsl. Eugenia somae Hayata Syllysium buxifolium (Hook. & Arn.) Meyen & S.Schauer Syzygium buxifolium var. verticillatum C.Chen Syzygium somae (Hayata) Mori

References

1. "Syzygium buxifolium Hook. & Arn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
2. "Syzygium buxifolium Hooker & Arnott". nparks.gov.sg. Flora Fauna Web. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
3. Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. Bibcode:2020GloEB..29.1907O. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.