Bushveld Waterberry (Syzygium guineense)

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Identidad taxonómica

Scientific name: Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC.
Canonical name: The scientific name without its authorship or date, for example Zea mays instead of Zea mays L.: Syzygium guineense
Authorship: The author or authors credited with publishing the scientific name. It is written after the name, sometimes with the year, for example L. (Linnaeus) in Zea mays L. An author in parentheses first published the name in another genus or rank.: (Willd.) DC.
Common names: Bushveld Waterberry, Waterberry, water-pear, white umdoni
Names in other languages (13)
Ga̱fwuo, Malmo, Soaravo lahi, Wasserbirne, Water Pear, czapetka gwinejska, guineanjambolaani, mosane, muthwa, umdomiwamanzi, waterpeer, Сизигиум гвинейский, 非洲西莓
Kingdom: One of the broadest ranks of biological classification. It groups organisms that share very basic features, for example plants (Plantae), animals (Animalia) or fungi (Fungi).: Plantae
Phylum: Rank below kingdom that groups organisms with a shared general body plan, for example chordates (Chordata), arthropods (Arthropoda) or vascular plants (Tracheophyta). In botany the same rank is also called division.: Tracheophyta
Class: Rank below phylum, for example mammals (Mammalia), birds (Aves), insects (Insecta) or monocot plants such as grasses and orchids (Liliopsida).: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rank below class that groups related families, for example grasses and their relatives (Poales) or bats (Chiroptera).: Myrtales
Family: Rank below order that groups related genera. Family names usually end in -aceae in botany (for example Poaceae, the grass family) and in -idae in zoology (for example Felidae, the cat family).: Myrtaceae
Genus: Rank that groups closely related species. Its name is the first word of a species' scientific name and starts with a capital letter, for example Zea in Zea mays.: Syzygium
Specific epithet: The second word of a species' scientific name. On its own it does not name the species: it always goes with the genus, for example mays in Zea mays.: guineense
Taxonomic rank: The level a name occupies in the hierarchy of biological classification, such as kingdom, family, genus, species or subspecies.: species
Reference species: Syzygium guineense
Taxonomic status: Whether the taxonomic catalogue the record comes from currently accepts this name for the organism, or treats it as a synonym of another accepted name or as doubtful.: accepted name

Photos and conservation status

IUCN Red List category: The extinction-risk category that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assigns to a species on its Red List. EX Extinct: there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. EW Extinct in the wild: it survives only in cultivation, in captivity or as a population far outside its past range. CR Critically endangered, EN Endangered and VU Vulnerable: the three threatened categories, from an extremely high to a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT Near threatened: close to qualifying as threatened. LC Least concern: evaluated and not threatened. DD Data deficient: there is not enough information to assess its risk. NE Not evaluated: not yet assessed against the criteria. It describes the risk of the species worldwide, not its situation in a project's area.: Least concern (LC)
Source: IUCN Red List via GBIF, queried on 2026-10-13 11:17.

Photo of Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC. — Photo: rosshawkins · CC0 1.0 · View original image · Original observation

Research-grade iNaturalist observations via GBIF, CC0 or CC BY licences only, queried on 2026-10-13 11:17.

Interacciones documentadas

GloBI says it is documented somewhere in the world. Biolitica answers whether it could happen here.

A documented interaction means it was recorded somewhere in the world. It does not mean it occurs here.

Types shown: 6 of 6 is a symbiont of × is eaten by × is a host of × has as a vector × interacts with × is adjacent to ×

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is a symbiont of 122 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it. In the source ontology symbiosis covers mutualism, commensalism and parasitism alike, so this block holds attackers and allies side by side.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented	Actions
Mortierella fluviae	is a symbiont of	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record Franić, I., Prospero, S., Adamson, K., Allan, E., Attorre, F., Auger-Rozenberg, M.A., Augustin, S., Avtzis, D., Baert, W., Barta, M. and Bauters, K., 2022. Worldwide diversity of endophytic fungi and insects associated with dormant tree twigs.. Scientific Data. doi:10.1038/s4159… Published in globalbioticinteractions/globalfungi Context: Pretoria · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Dothiora infuscans Botryosphaeriaceae	is a symbiont of	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record Franić, I., Prospero, S., Adamson, K., Allan, E., Attorre, F., Auger-Rozenberg, M.A., Augustin, S., Avtzis, D., Baert, W., Barta, M. and Bauters, K., 2022. Worldwide diversity of endophytic fungi and insects associated with dormant tree twigs.. Scientific Data. doi:10.1038/s4159… Published in globalbioticinteractions/globalfungi Context: Pretoria · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Dipodascaceae sp. Dipodascaceae	is a symbiont of	1	not compared	Not a modelling unit: the source did not resolve a species — the name carries an open-nomenclature qualifier.
1 source · 1 record Franić, I., Prospero, S., Adamson, K., Allan, E., Attorre, F., Auger-Rozenberg, M.A., Augustin, S., Avtzis, D., Baert, W., Barta, M. and Bauters, K., 2022. Worldwide diversity of endophytic fungi and insects associated with dormant tree twigs.. Scientific Data. doi:10.1038/s4159… Published in globalbioticinteractions/globalfungi Context: Pretoria · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Gezellig mestvaasje Sordaria fimicola Sordariaceae	is a symbiont of	1	not compared
1 source · 1 record Franić, I., Prospero, S., Adamson, K., Allan, E., Attorre, F., Auger-Rozenberg, M.A., Augustin, S., Avtzis, D., Baert, W., Barta, M. and Bauters, K., 2022. Worldwide diversity of endophytic fungi and insects associated with dormant tree twigs.. Scientific Data. doi:10.1038/s4159… Published in globalbioticinteractions/globalfungi Context: Lushoto · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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is eaten by 72 organisms

This term does declare that the organism harms this species.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
African Straw-coloured Fruit-bat Eidolon helvum Pteropodidae	is eaten by	4	not compared
4 sources · 4 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/487802 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Dec. 11, 2013 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1170922 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Dec. 6, 2014 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1171002 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Dec. 6, 2014 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1171139 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Dec. 7, 2014 · Human observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
African Green-pigeon Treron calvus Columbidae	is eaten by	2	not compared
2 sources · 2 records Dowsett-Lemaire 1988 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Malawi · no date published Hovestadt 1997 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Côte d'Ivoire · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis Zosteropidae	is eaten by	2	not compared
2 sources · 2 records Dowsett-Lemaire 1988 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Malawi · no date published Hovestadt 1997 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Côte d'Ivoire · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Olive Baboon Papio anubis Cercopithecidae	is eaten by	2	not compared
2 sources · 2 records Hovestadt 1997 Published in globalbioticinteractions/fricke2020 Context: Côte d'Ivoire · no date published Kunz, B.K. and Linsenmair, K.E., 2010. Fruit Traits in Baboon Diet A Comparison with Plant Species Characteristics in West Africa. Biotropica, 42(3), pp.363-371. Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Context: no place published · no date published · direct observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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is a host of 41 organisms

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
Ctenarytaina fomenae Aphalaridae	is a host of	14	not compared
14 sources · 14 records https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31112200 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Aug. 19, 2019 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/257338030 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Nov. 8, 2022 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/257357166 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · June 15, 2024 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/257913685 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · March 14, 2024 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/260288891 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · Dec. 14, 2024 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261138233 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · June 29, 2024 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/265268647 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · March 14, 2025 · Human observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/265269094 Published in globalbioticinteractions/inaturalist Context: no place published · July 16, 2023 · Human observation And 6 more sources, with fewer records, not listed here. A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Lecanostictopsis syzygii	is a host of	6	no location
6 sources · 6 records https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1308210 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mycoportal Context: Uoccia, near Omo Bottega River · Jan. 25, 1939 · Preserved specimen https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1308211 Published in globalbioticinteractions/mycoportal Context: Uoccia, near Omo Bottega River · Jan. 25, 1939 · Preserved specimen Castellani, E., and Ciferri, R.. 1950. Mycoflora Erythraea, Somala et Aethipica Suppl. 1. Atti Ist. Bot. Lab. Crittog. Univ. Pavia :52 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Ethiopia · no date published Spooner, B.M., and Kirk, P.M.. 1982. Taxonomic notes on %Excipularia% and %Scolicosporium%. Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc. 78:247-257 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Africa · no date published Ciccarone, A.. 1951. Primo contributo alla conoscenza dei micromiceti dell' Africa orientale. Mycopathol. Mycol. Appl. 5:208-235 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: East Africa · no date published Sutton, B.C., and Crous, P.W.. 1997. %Lecanostictopsis% gen. nov., and related leaf-spotting fungi on %Syzygium% species.. Mycol. Res. 101:215-225 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Ethiopia · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Chrysoporthe austroafricana Cryphonectriaceae	is a host of	5	no location
5 sources · 6 records Vermeulen, M., Gryzenhout, M., Wingfield, M.J., and Roux, J.. 2011. New records of the Cryphonectriaceae fom southern Africa including %Latruncellus aurorae% gen. sp. nov.. Mycologia 103(3):554-569 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Record contexts (sample): Namibia · no date published; South Africa · no date published Gryzenhout, M. , Wingfield, B.D., and Wingfield, M.J.. 2009. Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Ecology of Bark-Inhabiting and Tree-Pathogenic Fungi in the Cryphonectriaceae. APS Press, St. Paul, Minnesota :119 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: South Africa · no date published Mausse-Sitoe, S.N.D., Rodas, C.A., Wingfield, M.J., Chen, S.F., and Roux, J.. 2016. Endophytic Cryphonectriaceae on native Myrtales: Possible origin of Chrysoporthe canker on plantation-grown %Eucalyptus%. Fung. Biol. 120:827-835 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Mozambique · no date published Heath, R. , Gryzenhout, M. , Roux, J., and Wingfield, M.J. 2005. Discovery of the canker pathogen %Chrysoporthe austroafricana% on native %Syzygium% spp. in South Africa.. Pl. Dis. 90:433-438 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: South Africa · no date published Chungu, D., Gryzenhout, M. , Muimba-Kankolongo, A., Wingfield, M.J., and Roux, J.. 2010. Taxonomy and pathogenicity of two novel %Chrysoporthe% species from %Eucalyptus grandis% and %Syzygium guineense% in Zambia. Mycol. Progr. 9:379-393 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Zambia · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Celoporthe fontana	is a host of	5	no location
5 sources · 5 records Ferreira, M.A., de Oliveira, M.E.S., Silva, G.A., Mathioni, S.M., and Mafia, R.G.. 2019. %Capillaureum caryovora% gen. sp. nov. (Cryphonectriaceae) pathogenic to pequi (%Caryocar brasiliense%) in Brazil. Mycol. Progr. 18(3):385-403 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Zambia · no date published Chen, S.F., Liu, Q.L., Li, G.Q., Wingfield, M.J., and Roux, J.. 2018. A new genus of Cryphonectriaceae isolated from %Lagerstroemia speciosa% in southern China. Pl. Pathol. 67(1):107-123 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Zambia · no date published Mausse-Sitoe, S.N.D., Rodas, C.A., Wingfield, M.J., Chen, S.F., and Roux, J.. 2016. Endophytic Cryphonectriaceae on native Myrtales: Possible origin of Chrysoporthe canker on plantation-grown %Eucalyptus%. Fung. Biol. 120:827-835 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Zambia · no date published Ali, D.B., Marincowitz, S., Wingfield, M.J., Roux, J., Crous, P.W., and McTaggart, A.R.. 2018. Novel Cryphonectriaceae from La Reunion and South Africa, and their pathogenicity on %Eucalyptus%. Mycol. Progr. 17(8):953-966 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Zambia · no date published Wang, W., Liu, Q.L., Li, G.Q., Liu, F.F., and Chen, S.F.. 2018. Phylogeny and pathogenicity of %Celoporthe% species from plantation %Eucalyptus% in Southern China. Pl. Dis. 102(10):1915-1927 Published in globalbioticinteractions/usda-fungus-host Context: Zambia · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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has as a vector 7 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
Pan troglodytes Hominidae	has as a vector	3	no location
3 sources · 3 records Wakibara, J.V., 2005. Abundance and dispersion of some chimpanzee-dispersed fruiting plants at Mahale; Tanzania. African Journal of Ecology, 43(2), pp.107-113. Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Context: no place published · no date published · sapplings Head, J.S. and Boesch, C. and Makaga, L. and Robbins, M.M., 2011. Sympatric Chimpanzees Pan troglodytes troglodytes and Gorillas Gorilla gorilla gorilla in Loango National Park; Gabon Dietary Composition; Seasonality; and Intersite Comparisons. International Journal of Primatolo… Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Context: no place published · no date published · direct observation Gross-Camp, Nicole, Beth A. Kaplin, 2005. Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Seed Dispersal in an Afromotane Forest: Microhabitat Influences on the Postdispersal Fate of Large Seeds. Biotropica, 37(4), pp.599-605. Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Context: no place published · no date published · direct observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Brown Parrot Poicephalus meyeri Psittacidae	has as a vector	1	no location
1 source · 1 record Boyes, R.S. and Perrin, M.R., 2010. Do Meyers Parrots Poicephalus meyeri benefit pollination and seed dispersal of plants in the Okavango Delta; Botswana. African Journal of Ecology, 48(3), pp.769-782. Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Context: no place published · no date published · direct observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Tantalus Monkey Chlorocebus tantalus Cercopithecidae	has as a vector	1	no location
1 source · 2 records Agmen, F.L. and Chapman, H.M. and Bawuro, M., 2010. Seed dispersal by tantalus monkeys Chlorocebus tantalus tantalus in a Nigerian montane forest. African Journal of Ecology, 48(4), pp.1123-1128. Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Record contexts (sample): no place published · no date published · direct observation; no place published · no date published · feces A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Mountain Gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei Hominidae	has as a vector	1	no location
1 source · 1 record Robbins, M.M. and McNeilage, A., 2003. Home range and frugivory patterns of mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park; Uganda. International Journal of Primatology, 24(3), pp.467-491. Published in globalbioticinteractions/AfricaTreeDatabase Context: no place published · no date published · direct observation A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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interacts with 4 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented
African Straw-coloured Fruit-bat Eidolon helvum Pteropodidae	interacts with	2	no location
2 sources · 2 records Webala et al., 2014 Published in globalbioticinteractions/aziz2021 Context: Kenya · no date published Richter and Cumming, 2006 Published in globalbioticinteractions/aziz2021 Context: Zambia · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Cloudy-winged Stingless Bee Apotrigona nebulata Apidae	interacts with	1	no location
1 source · 2 records Michener, C.D. 2007. The Bees of the World. Second Edition. 953 pp. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London Published in globalbioticinteractions/Catalogue-of-Afrotropical-Bees Record contexts (sample): no place published · no date published; no place published · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Bocande's Stingless Bee Meliponula bocandei Apidae	interacts with	1	no location
1 source · 2 records Michener, C.D. 2007. The Bees of the World. Second Edition. 953 pp. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London Published in globalbioticinteractions/Catalogue-of-Afrotropical-Bees Record contexts (sample): no place published · no date published; no place published · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.
Axestotrigona ferruginea Apidae	interacts with	1	no location
1 source · 2 records Michener, C.D. 2007. The Bees of the World. Second Edition. 953 pp. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London Published in globalbioticinteractions/Catalogue-of-Afrotropical-Bees Record contexts (sample): no place published · no date published; no place published · no date published A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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is adjacent to 1 organism

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it.

Organism	Reads as	Studies	Where it was documented	Actions
Platypria coronata Chrysomelidae	is adjacent to	2	not compared
2 sources · 2 records https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=49008233 Published in globalbioticinteractions/scan Context: Mazowe Dam · 0007-08-01T00:00:00Z · Preserved specimen https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=49008186 Published in globalbioticinteractions/scan Context: Mazowe Dam · 0014-07-01T00:00:00Z · Preserved specimen A published relationship says these two taxa were documented interacting. It does not say how often, or that it happens in this project's region.

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Interaction data from Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI), GloBI 0.11. Each row keeps the citation its own study published.

Interactions are published at species level: they are not resolved by variety or race.

Each block is headed by the source's own term, read from this species' end — not by a category of ours. Two similar terms are not merged.

«Documented here» means the interaction was observed in this territory. It is not evidence that the species is here, and it does not enter the niche model.

Acompañantes documentados

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Documented uses and recommendations

Uses and recommendations that a source documents for this species beside a crop, each in its own context. They are the source's statements, not traits of the species and not Biolítica's recommendations, and none of them is a relation between two species.

Among the sources you can read, none documents a use or recommendation of this species beside a crop.