Mazhar Botanic Garden

Syzygium australe (H.L.Wendl. ex Link) B..Hyland

Creek lilly-pilly

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000807
Common name: Creek lilly-pilly
English name: Brush cherry
Native: Australia
Country: Australia
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen shrub or small tree, leaves opposite, simple , lanceolate 4-8 cm long flowers white in clusters fruits berries, pink, elongated, 2-25 cm long

Ornamental plants. Fruit edible. The wood is used for musical instruments, tool handles, furniture components, ship building, heavy carpentry, flooring, joinery etc.

Eugenia australis  JCWendl ex Link

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Texture: Clay Coastal Alluvial Soils Loam Mildly acidic soils Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Drought-tolerant plant
Climates: Subtropics Temperate
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds or soft-wood cutting
Flowering time: Late spring and early summer
Zone: 6 : 12
pH range: 5.5-7.0
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Shrub Small tree
Sample Type: Cultivar
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Edible Hedge Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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