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Syzygium alliiligneum
Also called Onionwood, Paperbark Satinash
Syzygium alliiligneum, commonly known as onionwood, Mission Beach satinash or bark in the wood is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to a small part of north eastern Queensland.
About 60 onionwood trees have been planted across Cairns as street trees.
Syzygium alliiligneum is endemic to coastal rainforested areas of north east Queensland, from Cape Tribulation in the north to Tully in the south. It is mostly found from sea level up to around 350 m (1,150 ft), and occasionally up to 700 m (2,300 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Syzygium alliiligneum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
