CAT-00025
Lilly pilly
Syzygium smithii
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Syzygium
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Fruit
- Latin name
- Syzygium smithii
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Lilly pilly
- Source URLs
- https://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/visiting/exploring/aboriginal-trail/; https://anpsa.org.au/plant_profiles/syzygium-smithii/ Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00025
- Mature width
- About 6 m in cultivation
- Native range
- East-coast rainforest from Queensland to Victoria; also King Island.
- Plant family
- Myrtaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Regional / traditional food plant
- Mature height
- 8-10 m in cultivation; 15-20 m wild
- Native states
- NSW, QLD, TAS, VIC
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- 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
- Published food use; preparation detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- After flowering
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Ripe fruit
- Flowering season
- Spring-summer.
- Brief description
- Dense evergreen tree with glossy leaves; readily pruned as a hedge.
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate to high once established; tolerates extended dry spells.
- Preparation notes
- Fruit is edible but often mild or astringent; use ripe fruit in preserves.
- Flower description
- White to cream, fluffy flowers in terminal clusters.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Good prospect; tolerates some frost and varied well-drained soils.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Acmena smithii
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Fruit-eating birds; native bees and insects pollinate.
- Flora of Australia profile
- Not recorded
- Fruit type and description
- White, pink or purple fleshy fruit around 10-15 mm; flavour often mild.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded