Biology:Syzygium tierneyanum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

River cherry
Growing on the Cairns Esplanade, November 2022
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species:
S. tierneyanum
Binomial name
Syzygium tierneyanum
(F.Muell.) T.G.Hartley & L.M.Perry[2][3]
Synonyms[3]
  • Syzygium lauterbachianum var. phaeophloium Jambosa floribunda
  • Eugenia tierneyana F.Muell.
  • (F.Muell.) Diels Diels
  • Syzygium floribundum Eugenia theodori-wolfii
  • K.Schum. & Lauterb. Merr. & L.M.Perry
  • Jambosa tierneyana Domin
  • Merr. & L.M.Perry Syzygium lauterbachianum

Syzygium tierneyanum, commonly known as river cherry, water cherry, or Bamaga satinash, is a tree in the family Myrtaceae which is native to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and north east Queensland.[3][4] It often grows along watercourses where it is a facultative rheophyte.[4]

Description

Syzygium tierneyanum is a medium sized spreading tree up to about 20 m (66 ft) in height with grey bark and an open crown.[5] The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs on the twigs and can reach up to 14 cm (5.5 in) long, with well-spaced lateral veins. Numerous small white flowers are produced in the summer and are followed by cream, pink or red edible berries about 3 cm (1.2 in) diameter.[6][7]

Taxonomy

The river cherry was first described as Eugenia tierneyana in 1865 by Ferdinand von Mueller.[5] It was reviewed and given its current binomial name in 1973 by Thomas Gordon Hartley and Lily May Perry.[8]

Conservation

This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[1] As of 13 November 2022, it has not been assessed by the IUCN.

Cultivation

This species has been widely planted as a park and street tree in the city of Cairns, Queensland.[9]

  • Trunk
    Trunk
  • Flowers
    Flowers
  • Fruit
    Fruit
  • Tree beside Freshwater Creek in Cairns
    Tree beside Freshwater Creek in Cairns

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Species profile—Syzygium tierneyanum (river cherry)". Queensland Government. 2022. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=16054. 
  2. ↑ "Syzygium tierneyanum". Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/64878. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Syzygium tierneyanum (F.Muell.) T.G.Hartley & L.M.Perry". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:602327-1. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Syzygium tierneyanum". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Syzygium_tierneyanum.htm. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mueller, Ferdinand von (1865). Fragmenta phytographiæ Australiæ. 5. Melbourne: Joannis Ferres. p. 14. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/761722. Retrieved 10 July 2025. 
  6. ↑ "Syzygium tierneyanum". https://www.jcu.edu.au/discover-nature-at-jcu/plants/plants-by-common-name2/syzygium-tierneyanum. 
  7. ↑ Simpson, Donald. "Syzygium tierneyanum". https://www.somemagneticislandplants.com.au/bamaga-satinash. 
  8. ↑ Hartley, T.G.; Perry, Lily May (1973). "A provisional key and enumeration of species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from Papuasia". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 54 (2): 200. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10954974. 
  9. ↑ "TreePlotter". https://au.pg-cloud.com/Cairns/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15387802 entry



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