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== Classification == | == Classification == | ||
Latest revision as of 07:38, 11 August 2016
Syzygium samarangense
(Blume) Merr. & Perry
| Order | Myrtales |
|---|---|
| Family | Myrtaceae |
| Genus | Syzygium |
2n = 33, 42, 44, 66, 88
Origin : South-East Asia
wild and cultivated
| English | {{{english}}} |
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| French | {{{french}}} |
Contents
Description
Popular names
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.
