Syzygium branderhorstii

Lockerbie Satinash
	Cairns Botanic Gardens,; August 2022
Conservation status
	Least Concern (NCA)
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Syzygium
Species:	S. branderhorstii
Binomial name
	Syzygium branderhorstii; Lauterb. (1910)
Synonyms
	Syzygium acetosum Merr. & L.M.Perry (1942) ; Syzygium kietanum Rech. (1912) ; Syzygium peekelii Diels (1922) ;

Syzygium branderhorstii, commonly known as the Lockerbie satinash, is a small tree in the family Myrtaceae found in New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, and northern Queensland, Australia.^[4] It is cauliflorous, producing large inflorescences from the trunk.^[5] The fruits are eaten by brush turkeys (Alectura lathami).^[6]^[7]

Conservation

This species is listed by the IUCN and Queensland Government's Department of Environment and Science as least concern.^[1]^[2]

^ ^a ^b "Species profile—Syzygium branderhorstii". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b Jimbo, T. (2022). "Syzygium branderhorstii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T198692575A202837509. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T198692575A202837509.en. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ "Syzygium branderhorstii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Syzygium branderhorstii Lauterb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Syzygium branderhorstii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 360. ISBN 9780958174213.
^ Beasley, John (2009). Plants of Cape York - the compact guide. John Beasley. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-9806863-0-2.

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