Syzygium sayeri
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Use Australian English |date=April 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates |date=April 2023}}
{{Speciesbox
|name = Pink satinash
|image = Syzygium-sayeri-flowers-ALA.jpg
|image_caption = Flowers
|status = LC
|status_system = QLDNCA
|status_ref = {{R|DESQLD}}
|status2 = LC
|status2_system = IUCN3.1
|status2_ref = {{R|IUCN}}
|genus = Syzygium
|species = sayeri
|authority = (F.Muell.) B.Hyland{{R|APNI|POWO}}
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Syzygium sayeri, commonly known as pink satinash, is a plant in the family Myrtaceae which is native to northeastern Queensland, Australia, and New Guinea.
Description
Syzygium sayeri is a large tree growing up to {{cvt|35|m}} tall with flaky bark and buttress roots.
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Taxonomy
This species was first described by the Queensland botanist Bernard Hyland in 1983, and published in the Australian Journal of Botany.{{R|APNI}}
=Etymology=
The species epithet sayeri is in honour of the Australian naturalist William A. Sayer who collected the type specimen.{{R|COOPER2}}
Distribution and habitat
The native range of the pink satinash is from the area around Rossville southwards as far as the Paluma Range National Park, including the Atherton Tableland. It grows in well developed rainforest on various soils, often near watercourses, at altitudes from sea level to {{cvt|800|m}}.{{R|RFK|COOPER2}}
Gallery
File:Syzygium-sayeri-SF22210-01.jpg|Foliage
File:Syzygium-sayeri-SF22210-02.jpg|Leaf, showing long "drip tip"
File:Syzygium-sayeri-SF22210-03.jpg|Underside of leaf
File:Syzygium-sayeri-SF22210-04.jpg|Trunk
File:Syzygium-sayeri-illustration-ALA.jpg|Botanical sketch
References
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{{cite web |url=https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=16052 |title=Species profile—Syzygium sayeri |year=2022 |website=Queensland Department of Environment and Science |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=1 April 2023}}
{{cite web |url=https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/64837 |title=Syzygium sayeri |website=Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) |publisher=Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government |access-date=1 April 2023}}
{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:913390-1 |title=Syzygium sayeri (F.Muell.) B.Hyland |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=1 April 2023}}
{{cite web |url=https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Syzygium_sayeri.htm |title=Syzygium sayeri |author1=F.A.Zich |author2=B.P.M.Hyland |author3=T.Whiffen |author4=R.A.Kerrigan |author2-link=Bernard Hyland |year=2020 |website=Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8) |publisher=Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government |access-date=1 April 2023}}
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External links
- {{Wikispecies-inline |Syzygium sayeri |Syzygium sayeri}}
- {{Commons category-inline |Syzygium sayeri |Syzygium sayeri}}
- [https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Syzygium+sayeri#tab_mapView View a map] of historical sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- [https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=480541 View observations] of this species on iNaturalist
- [https://flickriver.com/search/Syzygium+sayeri View images] of this species on Flickriver
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