Symplocos paniculata

Symplocos paniculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Symplocaceae
Genus: Symplocos
Species:
S. paniculata
Binomial name
Symplocos paniculata
Synonyms
Synonyms list
  • 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.

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.