Myrtaceae

Brush cherry

Syzygium paniculatum Gaertn.

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium

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Brush cherry (Syzygium paniculatum) — FlowerPhoto: Samuel Brown, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Catalan: Cirerer australià, Cirerer d'Austràlia
Chinese: 圆锥蒲桃
English: Brush cherry, Magenta cherry, Magenta lilly pilly
Hebrew: סיזיגיון מכבדי
Malayalam: സൈസീജിയം പനികുലേറ്റം
Portuguese: Mirtilo da nova zelândia, Mirtilo magenta, Mirtilo-da-nova-zelândia, Mirtilo-magenta
Russian: Сизигиум метельчатый, Метельчатый сигизиум

Synonyms

Eugenia paniculata (Gaertn.) Britten
Eugenia rheedioides Standl. & Steyerm.

Flowers

In flower: January to May, July, November (from 24 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Samuel Brown, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: phoebeandrews, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John Lyden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Axel Ruiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Nic Charlton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Danielle Stig, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: vivmarena, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krisztina Tamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.