CAT-00021
Riberry
Syzygium luehmannii
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Syzygium
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Fruit
- Latin name
- Syzygium luehmannii
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Riberry
- Source URLs
- https://www.daleysfruit.com.au/bushfoodintro.htm; https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?lvl=sp&name=Syzygium~luehmannii&page=nswfl; https://resources.austplants.com.au/plant/syzygium-luehmannii/ Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗ Open source 3 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00021
- Mature width
- Not confirmed; allow spread appropriate to growth habit
- Native range
- Coastal Queensland and northern NSW rainforest, south to Kempsey.
- Plant family
- Myrtaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Common bush-food crop
- Mature height
- 10-20 m in cultivation; to 30 m wild
- Native states
- NSW, QLD
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- Source is a nursery catalogue overview; detailed species verification remains. Profile enriched from botanical/nursery sources. Dimensions are unpruned regional estimates where available; missing measurements remain explicit. Seasons are regional guides and vary with climate, location, cultivar and plant maturity. Drought and cultivation guidance are qualitative garden inferences, not measured ratings.
- Evidence status
- Nursery food-use listing; species detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- After flowering; regional ripening period not yet confirmed.
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Fruit flesh
- Flowering season
- October-December in NSW flora.
- Brief description
- Evergreen rainforest tree with pink new growth.
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate once established; water improves fruit crop.
- Preparation notes
- Tart ripe fruit is commonly cooked into jams and sauces; remove seed where practical.
- Flower description
- Cream-white flower clusters with numerous fluffy stamens.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Promising subtropical tree; allow room and maintain moisture.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Fruit-eating birds (whistlers, currawongs); native bees and flies pollinate.
- Flora of Australia profile
- Not recorded
- Fruit type and description
- Pink-red pear-shaped fruit, roughly 1 cm long; tart flesh used in preserves.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded