MyrtaceaeSubfamily Heteropyxideae
W/C = Wild Collected |
Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston
- Query IPNI
- Common Name: Rose Apple
- Family: Myrtaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: East Indies and Malaya
- Habitat:
- 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.
Images of this accession: {and/or its current location}
  Accession Data:- Accession # 199800085
- Source: John Maugeri
- Accession Date: 05-27-1998
- Bench: 1208 - AUS:Indo-Burma B
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 09-16-2009
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: rosids
- Order: Myrtales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Myrtaceae
- SubFamily:
- Tribe:
- SubTribe:
References:Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
page generated on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:52 -0500
|
