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Syzygium oleosum, common names include blue lilly pilly, Scented satinash, and blue cherry.[2] It is a species of Syzygium tree native to the eastern Australian rainforests and wet sclerophyll forests.

Syzygium oleosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Syzygium
Species:	S. oleosum
Binomial name
Syzygium oleosum (F.Muell.) B.Hyland
Synonyms[1]
List Eugenia coolminiana C.Moore Eugenia cyanocarpa (F.Muell.) Maiden & Betche Eugenia oleosa F.Muell. Syzygium coolminianum (C.Moore) L.A.S.Johnson

Description

It is usually a small tree, 4 to 15 m tall. The leaves are opposite, simple and lanceolate to ovate, with a dark glossy upper surface and paler under-surface. The leaves have oil dots and are distinctly aromatic when crushed, with aromas reminiscent of lemons.[3] Its flowers are small and white-cream colored. It produces a purplish red fruit when young, changing to purplish blue when ripe, 13–40 mm in diameter.[4]

Distribution

A wide distribution range on the east side of Australia. From Cooktown, North Queensland to the Illawarra, New South Wales.[5]

Uses

The blue fruit can be eaten freshly picked from the tree or cooked. It has a pleasantly crisp texture and is mildly aromatic and sweet. The fruit can also be made into jams, jellies and wine. It is also grown as an ornamental plant.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Syzygium oleosum

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[es] Syzygium oleosum

Syzygium oleosum, comúnmente conocida como lilly pilly azul, ("blue lilly pilly"), es una especie de Syzygium nativo del este de los bosque templados húmedos del este de Australia y bosques esclerófilos.

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[ru] Сизигиум масляный

Сизи́гиум ма́сляный (лат. Syzýgium oleósum) — вечнозелёное дерево, вид рода Сизигиум семейства Миртовые.

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