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Accession Data:

Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston

  • Common Name: Rose Apple
  • Family: Myrtaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: Himalaya to W. Malesia

  • Description: [Syn Eugenia jambos L.]

    Indigenous to the Malay Archipelago, this tree reaches a height of 30-40 ft (9-12 m) with a rounded crown. The leaves are dark green and glossy and the fluffy, greenish white flowers are borne in large rounded clusters. The edible, creamy pink to yellow, fragrant fruit have a decided taste of rose water.

  • Culture: Does best on banks of streams and canals; can withstand brief droughts, but extended dry spells are detrimental. Deep loamy soil is preferred.
  • USDA Zone: 9b-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199800085
  • Source: John Maugeri
  • Accession Date: 05-27-1998
  • Bench: 1205 - AUS:Ground Bed 1 NE
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-26-2025
  • Restrictions:
    • Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
      Roots are considered poisonous.

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: rosids
  • Order: Myrtales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Myrtaceae
  • SubFamily: Myrtoideae
  • Tribe: Syzygieae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • Medicinal Plants
  • Bee Pollination (melittophily)
  • Dye Plants
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / Assam / Bangladesh / East Himalaya / Nepal / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Borneo / Malaya / Sumatera /

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.
  3. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
  4. Image #01 (original) by B.Navez (Own work (own photographic work)) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Friday, October 06, 2017.

data regenerated on Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:06:14 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Syzygium jambos

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W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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