Typical of the Myrtaceae family
Syzygium aqueum
Syzygium Samarangense / Watery Rose-Apple ചാമ്പ
Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓
Also known as Water Apple, Bell Fruit
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- December-June
Syzygium Samarangense in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Bengali | জামরুল | Not recorded |
| Telugu | వాటర్ ఆపిల్ | Not recorded |
| Malayalam | ചാമ്പ · ഉള്ളി ചാമ്പ | Syzygium samarangense |
| Sinhala | රතු ජම්බු | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Bengali
- জামরুল
- Telugu
- వాటర్ ఆపిల్
- Malayalam
- ചാമ്പ, Syzygium samarangense, ഉള്ളി ചാമ്പ
- Sinhala
- රතු ජම්බු
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Nicobar Is. Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Nicobar Is. to N. Queensland.
- Recorded habitat
- Cultivated
- Explore nearby plants
- Kerala →West Bengal →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Syzygium Samarangense
Identify Syzygium Samarangense by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White-cream.
- Confirm fruit type: Berry.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Myrtaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Syzygium Samarangense.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Syzygium aqueum
- Genus
- Syzygium
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Distribution
- India, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-June
Leaf characters
Typical of the Myrtaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White-creamrecorded
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“The fruit is a fleshy, whitish-pinkish to yellowish-pinkish or red berry which is bell-shaped, waxy and crisp.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Characters marked “recorded” are for Syzygium Samarangense itself; the rest are typical of the Myrtaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Syzygium Samarangense
Watery rose-apple (Syzygium aqueum) is a tree in the Myrtaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, West Bengal, Maharashtra and 4 other states. It is cultivated. Flowering and fruiting run from December to June.
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Syzygium Samarangense belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
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