It is Syzygium paniculatum; oft used in California. Here is a link that might be useful: Syzygium paniculatum

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I am an entomologist in Boca Raton, FL. Although I really work with ants, I have seen Eugenia with these insects all over Broward and Palm Beach counties, and ants feed on the honeydew produced by these scale insects. The Eugenia plants look like they were hit by a flame-thrower. As I said, the scales produce honeydew which they excrete and then sooty mold (black) grows on the honeydew. I asked my friend who works with scale insects about this. He says that this is the work of the Florida Wax Scale, Ceroplastes (he does not know which species). The family is Coccidae. I can email photos if anyone wants to see them. Maybe I will post them on my website. Many people have asked me what they should do about this. I have seen Eugenia dying all over and, really, if you want to spend time fighting this, you will probably have to keep spraying the plants with a systemic insecticide like Merit continually, and even then, it might be an uphill battle all the way. Usually in a case like this with a well-established insect pest, the best thing to do is to plant resistant varieties, or some other ornamental plant. I don't know if there is a Eugenia variety that is resistant to this wax scale, maybe someone on this forum knows. John Warner, PhD qualified entomologist University of Florida Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Ant Lab 3205 College Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314 USA

Im in Sydney and have two potted Lilly Pillies, one of which started showing the pimples on the leaves. I have had good success with removing the affected leaves and spraying the foliage with Confidor every two weeks until all signs are gone. I now have a problem with the same plant which is dropping leaves and the leaves on whole branches are drying out and dying. This has been steadily occuring over a couple of months and I am concerned the plant will die. It is still producing new healthy growth. I will try to repot as it has been too long since the last. Both plants live on the balcony facing north and have been quite happy till recently. A nearby hebe passed away a few months ago in the same circumstances, slowly wilting and dying branch by branch while the remaining branches stayed healthy until it was their turn. From first signs to eulogy took about 4 weeks. Any one have any ideas?