Syzygium samarangense

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Syzygium samarangense
(Blume) Merr. & Perry

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Order Myrtales
Family Myrtaceae
Genus Syzygium

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

Origin : South-East Asia

wild or cultivated

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Popular names

  • English: Java apple, wax apple
  • French: pomme de Java; jamalac (Réunion)
  • German: Javaapfel
  • Spanish: cajuil de Surinám (Saint-Domingue)
  • Indonesian: jambu semarang, jambu klampok

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

Links

Mansfeld

GRIN

Prota4U

IPNI