Accession Data

Syzygium jambos

Common Name: Rose Apple

Family: Myrtaceae

Country of Origin: Himalaya to W. Malesia

Description: [Syn Eugenia jambos L.]

Indigenous to the Malay Archipelago, this tree reaches a height of 30-40 ft (9-12 m) with a rounded crown. The leaves are dark green and glossy and the fluffy, greenish white flowers are borne in large rounded clusters. The edible, creamy pink to yellow, fragrant fruit have a decided taste of rose water.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9b-11

Accession #: 199800085

Accession Date: 1998-05-27 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1205

Quantity: 1

Source: John Maugeri

Culture: Does best on banks of streams and canals; can withstand brief droughts, but extended dry spells are detrimental. Deep loamy soil is preferred.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: rosids

Order: Myrtales

Family: Myrtaceae

SubFamily: Myrtoideae

Tribe: Syzygieae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.
  3. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
  4. Image #01 (original) by B.Navez (Own work (own photographic work)) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Friday, October 06, 2017.

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