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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Syzygium |
| Species: | S. buxifolium
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References
edit- ^ a b "Syzygium buxifolium Hook. & Arn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Syzygium buxifolium Hooker & Arnott". nparks.gov.sg. Flora Fauna Web. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. Bibcode:2020GloEB..29.1907O. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.
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