Syzygium tierneyanum

River cherry
Growing on the Cairns Esplanade, November 2022
Conservation status
Least Concern (NCA)[1]
Scientific classification
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]
Eugenia tierneyana F.Muell. Jambosa tierneyana (F.Muell.) Diels Eugenia theodori-wolfii Domin Jambosa floribunda Diels Syzygium floribundum K.Schum. & Lauterb. Syzygium lauterbachianum Merr. & L.M.Perry Syzygium lauterbachianum var. phaeophloium Merr. & L.M.Perry

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]

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.[3]

Conservation

This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[1] As of 13 November 2022^[update], 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]

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References

1. "Species profile—Syzygium tierneyanum (river cherry)". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
2. "Syzygium tierneyanum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
3. "Syzygium tierneyanum (F.Muell.) T.G.Hartley & L.M.Perry". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
4. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Syzygium tierneyanum". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
5. "TreePlotter". Cairns Regional Council’s Street and Park Tree Database. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

External links

• Data related to Syzygium tierneyanum at Wikispecies
• Media related to Syzygium tierneyanum at Wikimedia Commons
• 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