Rose Apple
Syzygium jambos
Also known as Pomme rose, Malabar Plum
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About Rose Apple
Syzygium jambos is a species of rose apple originating in Southeast Asia and occurring widely elsewhere, having been introduced as an ornamental and fruit tree.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Syzygium jambos
- Genus
- Syzygium
- Family
- MYRTACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Sikkim tarai
- Distribution
- Planted in Tropical Asia and Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- गुलाब जामुन Gulab jamun
- Nepali
- गुलाब जामुन Gulab jamun, गुलाब जामुन
- Bengali
- গোলপজাম Golapjam, গোলাপজাম
- Tamil
- Perunaval
- Telugu
- Gulabjama, Jambunaeredu, రోజ్ యాపిల్
- Kannada
- Jambu, Pannerale, ಪನ್ನೇರಳೆ
- Malayalam
- മലക്കാചമ്പാ Malakkachampa, പനിനീർ ചാമ്പ, Syzygium jambos
- Marathi
- जाम्ब Jamb, जाम्ब
Botanical family
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Rose Apple belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
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