Three white Syzygium paniculatum flowers have pale yellow centers and long stamens beside pink buds and open pink flower cups

Syzygium paniculatum (Magenta Lilly Pilly)

Name: Bogotá
Address: Bogotá, CO

Native only to coastal New South Wales, Australia, this evergreen tree in the myrtle family grows in coastal and subtropical rainforest. Large wild trees can reach about 100 feet tall. It has glossy green leaves, clusters of white flowers, and magenta fruits about ½ to 1 inch across. In Australia, flowering occurs in spring and summer. The edible fruits are used for jam; the Darkinjung people of New South Wales also traditionally used them to dye baskets and mats. It is listed as Vulnerable in New South Wales, where habitat clearing and degradation threaten wild populations. Photographed in Bogotá, Colombia.

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A cluster of glossy magenta Syzygium paniculatum fruits hangs from reddish stems among narrow green leaves against blue sky

White Syzygium paniculatum flowers spread long pale stamens below rounded pink-green buds on reddish branches

Two cream-white Syzygium paniculatum flowers carry water droplets on their stamens beside wet dark green leaves

White Syzygium paniculatum flowers grow among rounded pink-green buds and open pink flower cups on leafy branches

White Syzygium paniculatum flowers with radiating pale stamens hang among open pink flower cups and green leaves

Branches of Syzygium paniculatum carry white flower clusters, green leaves, and scattered magenta fruits against blue sky