Symplocos paniculata

Symplocos paniculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Symplocaceae
Genus:	Symplocos
Species:	S. paniculata
Binomial name
	Symplocos paniculata; Miq.
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.