Species of tree
Symplocos paniculata
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Eudicots
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Clade:
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Asterids
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Order:
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Ericales
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Family:
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Symplocaceae
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Genus:
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Symplocos
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Species:
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S. paniculata
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Binomial name
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Symplocos paniculata
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Synonyms
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- Cotoneaster coreanus H. Léveillé
- Eugeniodes crataegeodes (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Kuntze
- Eugeniodes pallidum (Franch. & Sav.) Kuntze
- Eugeniodes paniculatum (Wall. ex D.Don) Kuntze
- Eugeniodes sinicum (Ker-Gawl.) Kuntze
- Lodhra crataegoides (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Decne.
- Myrtus chinensis Loureiro
- Palura chinensis (Lour.) Koidz.
- Palura odorata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
- Palura paniculata (Thunb.) Nakai
- Palura sinica (Ker Gawl.) Miers
- Prunus lyi Blin ex Levi.
- Prunus mairei H.Lév.
- Prunus paniculata Thunb.
- Symplocos chinensis (Lour.) Druce
- Symplocos coreana (H. Lév.) Ohwi
- Symplocos crataegoides Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
- Symplocos hunanensis Hand.-Mazz.
- Symplocos pallida Franch. & Sav.
- Symplocos simaoensis Y.Y. Qian
- Symplocos sinica Ker Gawl.
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Symplocos paniculata, called Asiatic sweetleaf or sapphire-berry, is a species of tree in the family Symplocaceae. It is native to all of eastern Asia and was introduced to the United States in around 1871. It is a tree reaching 12 m (39 ft) in favorable conditions, though it is often more shrub-like, and is used as an ornamental due to its visually striking blue fruit from which it derives its common name.