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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Syzygium luehmannii''
| image = Syzygium luehmannii (476289701).jpg
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Myrtales]]
| familia = [[Myrtaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Syzygium]]''
| species = '''''S. luehmannii'''''
| binomial = ''Syzygium luehmannii''
| binomial_authority = (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson
}}
'''''Syzygium luehmannii''''', also known as '''riberry''', '''small leaved lilly pilly''', '''cherry satinash''', '''cherry alder''', or '''clove lilli pilli''', is a tree species [[endemic (ecology)|pesaendemic]] to Australian riverine, littoral and subtropical rainforest <ref> Floyd, A.G., ''Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia''. </ref>. It is grown for its small pear-shaped fruits known as ''riberries''.
The tree can grow to 30 metres <ref> Floyd, A.G., ''Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia''. </ref> in height in the rainforest, but commonly only reaches 7 metres in cultivation. The small, glossy, lance-shaped leaves are pink/red when they are young. A cream coloured flower is followed by bunches of pink to red pear-shaped berries about 13 mm long.
The berry has a tart, cranberry-like flavor, that has a hint of cloves. It has been popular as a gourmet [[bushfood]] since the early 1980’s, and is commercially cultivated on a small-scale basis. The fruit is most commonly used to make a distinctively flavoured jam, and is also used in sauces, syrups and confectionery. The riberry plant is also very popular as a garden ornamental and street tree. It is easily maintained as a smaller tree by light pruning.
==External links==
* CSIRO plant profiles [http://www.cse.csiro.au/research/nativefoods/crops/riberry.htm]
==References==
<references/>
* Bruneteau, Jean-Paul, ''Tukka, Real Australian Food'', ISBN 0-207-18966-8.
* Floyd, A.G., ''Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia'', ISBN 0-909605-57-2.
* Cherikoff, Vic, ''The Bushfood Handbook'', ISBN 0-7316-6904-5.
* Kersh, Jennice and Raymond, ''Edna's Table'', ISBN 0-7336-0539-7.
* Low, Tim, ''Wild Food Plants of Australia'', ISBN 0-207-14383-8.
[[Category:Myrtaceae]]
[[Category:Myrtales of Australia]]
[[Category:Bushfood]]
[[Category:Australian cuisine]]
{{Myrtaceae-stub}}
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Syzygium luehmannii''
| image = Syzygium luehmannii (476289701).jpg
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Myrtales]]
| familia = [[Myrtaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Syzygium]]''
| species = '''''S. luehmannii'''''
| binomial = ''Syzygium luehmannii''
| binomial_authority = (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson
}}
'''''Syzygium luehmannii''''', also known as '''riberry''', '''small leaved lilly pilly''', '''cherry satinash''', '''cherry alder''', or '''clove lilli pilli''', is a tree species [[endemic (ecology)|pesaendemic]] to Australian riverine, littoral and subtropical rainforest <ref> Floyd, A.G., ''Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia''. </ref>. It is grown for its small pear-shaped fruits known as ''riberries''.
The tree can grow to 30 metres <ref> Floyd, A.G., ''Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia''. </ref> in height in the rainforest, but commonly only reaches 7 metres in cultivation. The small, glossy, lance-shaped leaves are pink/red when they are young. A cream coloured flower is followed by bunches of pink to red pear-shaped berries about 13 mm long.
The berry has a tart, cranberry-like flavor, that has a hint of cloves. It has been popular as a gourmet [[bushfood]] since the early 1980’s, and is commercially cultivated on a small-scale basis. The fruit is most commonly used to make a distinctively flavoured jam, and is also used in sauces, syrups and confectionery. The riberry plant is also very popular as a garden ornamental and street tree. It is easily maintained as a smaller tree by light pruning.
==External links==
* CSIRO plant profiles [http://www.cse.csiro.au/research/nativefoods/crops/riberry.htm]
==References==
<references/>
* Bruneteau, Jean-Paul, ''Tukka, Real Australian Food'', ISBN 0-207-18966-8.
* Floyd, A.G., ''Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia'', ISBN 0-909605-57-2.
* Cherikoff, Vic, ''The Bushfood Handbook'', ISBN 0-7316-6904-5.
* Kersh, Jennice and Raymond, ''Edna's Table'', ISBN 0-7336-0539-7.
* Low, Tim, ''Wild Food Plants of Australia'', ISBN 0-207-14383-8.
[[Category:Myrtaceae]]
[[Category:Myrtales of Australia]]
[[Category:Bushfood]]
[[Category:Australian cuisine]]
{{Myrtaceae-stub}}