Syzygium fratris
Syzygium fratris, also known as brotherly love lilly pilly, is a species of plants in the clove family Myrtaceae endemic to Queensland, Australia. Its natural range is restricted to a single mountain peak, and it has been classified as critically endangered. It was first described in 2003.
Description
This is a small tree to tall and a trunk up to diameter. The leaves are elliptic to ovate with an extended. They are arranged in opposite pairs on the twigs and measure up to long by wide. There are about 10 to 14 lateral veins either side of the midrib, and an intramarginal vein runs along the length of the leaf blade about inside the margin. The inflorescence is short and produced at the end of the twigs. Flowers are about diameter with 4 sepals and 4 petals; they have more than 30 stamens up to long and a style about long. The ovary usually has 2 locules, each with 2–3 ovules.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Australian botanist Lyndley Alan Craven in 2003. The species epithet fratris is from the Latin word frater, as a reference to the name of the mountain on which the species occurs.
The natural range of this species is very small, with an area of occupancy of just. It is entirely restricted to the top of Mount Bartle Frere at altitudes between, where it grows in stunted windswept forest.
Conservation
This species is listed as critically endangered under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act., it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.