Syzygium buxifolium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Syzygium |
Species: | S. buxifolium
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Binomial name | |
Syzygium buxifolium | |
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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]