Biology:Syzygium tierneyanum
| River cherry | |
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| Growing on the Cairns Esplanade, November 2022 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Syzygium |
| Species: | S. tierneyanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Syzygium tierneyanum | |
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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.[2][3] It often grows along watercourses where it is a facultative rheophyte.[3]
Taxonomy
The river cherry was first described as Eugenia tierneyana in 1865 by Ferdinand von Mueller. It was reviewed and given its current binomial name in 1973 by Thomas Gordon Hartley and Lily May Perry.[2]
Conservation
This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[4] (As of 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.[5]
Gallery
References
- ↑ "Syzygium tierneyanum". Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/64878.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Syzygium tierneyanum". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Syzygium_tierneyanum.htm.
- ↑ "Species profile—Syzygium tierneyanum (river cherry)". Queensland Government. 2022. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=16054.
- ↑ "TreePlotter". https://au.pg-cloud.com/Cairns/.
External links
- View a map of historical sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver
Wikidata ☰ Q15387802 entry
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