Myrtaceae

Small-leaved lilly pilly

Syzygium luehmannii (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium

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Small-leaved lilly pilly: What are these stringy bits? eggs? The plant is from QLD / NSW but this specimen is in VIC. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne (Australia) Tree location: 37.8322 S — Photo: Peter Halasz from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 番櫻桃
English: Small-leaved lilly pilly, Cherry satinash, Riberry, Small leaved watergum
Japanese: ライベリー
Russian: Riberry

Synonyms

Austromyrtus exaltata (F.M.Bailey) Burret
Eugenia leptantha var. parvifolia F.M.Bailey
Eugenia luehmannii F.Muell.
Eugenia parvifolia C.Moore
Myrtus exaltata F.M.Bailey

Photos

Photo: Peter Halasz from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stephan Ridgway from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Batsv, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.