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Syzygium samarangense
(Blume) Merr. & Perry

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jambu cincalo in Jakarta, Indonesia
Order Myrtales
Family Myrtaceae
Genus Syzygium

2n = 33, 42, 44, 66, 88

Origin : South-East Asia

wild and cultivated

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Popular names

  • English: Java apple, wax apple, wax jambu
  • French: pomme de Java; jamalac (Réunion)
  • German: Javaapfel
  • Spanish: cajuil de Surinám (Santo-Domingo)
  • Indonesian: jambu semarang, jambu klampok (Java) (PROSEA)
  • Malaysian: Jambu air mawar (PROSEA)
  • Philippines: makopa (PROSEA)
  • Thailand: chomphu-kaemmaem, chomphu-khieo, chomphu-nak (PROSEA)
  • Vietnam: nam, roi (PROSEA)

Biology

Classification

Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & Perry (1938)

basionym

  • Myrtus samarangensis Blume (1826)

synonym

  • Eugenia javanica Lam. (1789) pro parte, non S. javanicum Miq. (1855)

Often confused with Syzygium aqueum (N.L. Burm.) Alston (1929).

Cultivars

There are cultivars with a white, pink or light red skin. The pulp is white or pink.

History

Introduced in 1750 in Mauritius, and soon after in la Réunion.

Uses

Fruit eaten raw, crunchy and watery, but with a weak taste.

References

  • Hoyos Jesús, 1989. Frutales en Venezuela. Caracas, Sociedad de ciencias naturales La Salle. 375 p.
  • PROSEA 2, 1991. Plant resources of South-East Asia. vol. 2. Edible fruits and nuts. ed. by E.W.M. Verheij & R.E. Coronel. Wageningen, PUDOC/PROSEA. (Bogor, PROSEA, 1992). pp. 292-294.

Links

Mansfeld

GRIN

Prota4U

IPNI