Syzygium buxifolium, the boxleaf eugenia or fish-scale bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to northern Vietnam, southern China, Hainan, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and southern Kyushu, Japan.[1] A shrub or small tree, it is suitable for hedges, containers, and bonsai.[2] It is used as a street tree in a number of southern Chinese cities.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Syzygium buxifolium Hook. & Arn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Syzygium buxifolium Hooker & Arnott". nparks.gov.sg. Flora Fauna Web. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.