Java Apple
Syzygium samarangense
Also known as Samarang Apple, Wax Apple
About Java Apple
Syzygium samarangense is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to an area that includes the Greater Sunda Islands, Malay Peninsula, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but introduced in prehistoric times to a wider area and now widely cultivated in the tropics. Common names in English include wax apple, Java apple, Semarang rose-apple, and wax jambu.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Syzygium samarangense
- Genus
- Syzygium
- Family
- MYRTACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Molucca
- Distribution
- Cultivated in tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- jamrul, amrool, जमरूल
- Bengali
- জামরুল
- Tamil
- நீர்க்குமளி
- Malayalam
- paninir champa, ഉള്ളിച്ചാമ്പ, ച്ചാമ്പ
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Java Apple belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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