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Eugenia jambos

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Name

Identification
Eugenia jambos L. [family MYRTACEAE ]
Related name
  • Eugenia jambos
Common name
  • roz-apul i.e., rose apple (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KRIO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • pommier rose; jambosier (Berhaut); jamerosier (Berhaut)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • jambô (JDES; EPdS) (GUINEA-BISSAU, CRIOULO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • rose apple; jambu (of Sanskritic origin via Malay)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for SYZYGIUM jambos (L.) Alston [family MYRTACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin & G. Moggi [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
SYZYGIUM jambos (L.) Alston [family MYRTACEAE], (1931);
Eugenia jambos L. [family MYRTACEAE], (1753). [type as above]
Information
Small tree. Leaf-blades narrowly lanceolate, up to 20 x 5.5 cm, acute or subacuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, with widely spaced (c. 1 cm) lateral nerves; petiole c. 5 mm long. Inflorescences few-flowered. Hypanthium (including pedicel-like lower part) and calyx together c. 18 mm long. Stamens c. 40 mm long. Fruits pear-shaped, up to 4.5 cm in diam., tinged with rose.
Range
Recorded as planted in N1 or N2 in Cuf. Enum.: 626 (1959) native of tropical Asia, widely grown in the tropics for its edible fruit.
Notes
Rose apple (Eng.).

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