Syzygium sayeri


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 tall with flaky bark and buttress roots.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by the Queensland botanist Bernard Hyland in 1983, and published in the Australian Journal of Botany.

Etymology

The species epithet sayeri is in honour of the Australian naturalist William A. Sayer who collected the type specimen.

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.