Symplocos candelabrum is a flowering plant in the sapphireberry family. The specific epithet may refer to the candelabrum-like display of stamens in the flower.
It is a tree growing to 13 m in height with a smooth, dark trunk. The alternate, acute to acuminate leaves are 80âÂÂ130 mm long, 35âÂÂ50 mm wide. The yellow-tipped white flowers are 10 mm long and occur in axillary inflorescences from April to June. The oval fruits are bluish when ripe, 10âÂÂ14 mm long, containing three seeds.
The species is endemic to Australia's subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. There it occurs in sheltered forest in the southern mountains up to an elevation of about 400 m.