Syzygium is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to themyrtle family, Myrtaceae. The genus comprises about 1200 species, and has a native range that extends from Africa and Madagascar through southern Asia east through thePacific. Its highest levels of diversity occur from Malaysiato northeastern Australia, where many species are very poorly known and many more have not been described taxonomically. Fifty-two species are found in Australia and are generally known as lillipillies, brush cherries orsatinash.