- Family:
- Myrtaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Syzygium Gaertn.
Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston

[UPFC]
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Andean, Caribbean, Orinoquia, Pacific. Elevation range: 30–2350 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca.
- Habit
- Tree.
- Conservation
- IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, native grassland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.
[FZ]
Myrtaceae, F. White. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978
- Morphology General Habit
- Evergreen tree up to 15 m. tall.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaf-lamina up to 20 x 5·5 cm., narrowly lanceolate, apex attenuate-subacuminate, base cuneate; lateral nerves widely spaced, up to 1 cm. apart.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence a ± 5–6-flowered terminal corymb; pedicels c. 1 cm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Receptacle
- Receptacle (including pseudopedicel) + calyx c. 1·8 cm. long, upper receptacle 0·2–0·4 cm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx-lobes 4, 0·5 x 0·8 cm. long, hemi-orbicular.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals 4, c. 1·8 x 1·2 cm., obovate, acute, caducous, not calyptrate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
- Filaments c. 4 cm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Style c. 4·5 cm. long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit up to 4·5 cm. in diameter, pyriform, white or yellowish, tinged with rose.
[UPB]
The Useful Plants of Boyacá project
- Distribution
- Cultivated in Colombia.
- Ecology
- Alt. 30 - 2350 m.
- Conservation
- Not Evaluated.
- Morphology General Habit
- Tree.
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 30 - 2350 m.; Amazonia, Andes, Llanura del Caribe, Orinoquia, Pacífico, Valle del Cauca.
- Morphology General Habit
- Árbol
[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Small tree
- Morphology Leaves
- 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
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescences few-flowered
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Hypanthium
- Hypanthium (including pedicel-like lower part) and calyx together c. 18 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens c. 40 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruits pear-shaped, up to 4.5 cm in diam., tinged with rose.
- Distribution
- Recorded as planted in N1 or N2 in Cuf. Enum.: 626 (1959); native of tropical Asia
- Vernacular
- Rose apple (English).
[FTEA]
Myrtaceae, B. Verdcourt, B.Sc., Ph.D. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2001
- Morphology General Habit
- Much branched bushy glabrous evergreen tree, 7.5–15 m tall.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves lanceolate, 8–20 cm long, 1.3–5.5 cm wide, very acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, ± coriaceous; petiole 5–10 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers ± 5 cm in diameter, in terminal corymbs; pedicels 3–9 mm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx-lobes broadly rounded, 5–8 mm long, 8–12 mm wide.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals white or yellowish, ± round, 1.5 cm diameter, concave.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens yellow, very conspicuous, 3–4 cm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
- Style 4–5 cm long.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Fruit white or pale yellow, rose-tinged, subglobose or pyriform, 2.5–5 cm long, 2–4 cm wide, 1-seeded, the flesh edible and rose-scented.
- Habitat
- Cultivated but in Zanzibar undoubtedly naturalised in forest on loam over coral; cultivated 0–1350 m, only known to be naturalised at 10–20 m
- Distribution
- K T1 T3 T6 U Z native of tropical Asia now widely cultivated throughout the tropics and occasionally naturalised
[UNAL]
Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
- Vernacular
- manzanita de rosa, poma, pomarrosa, pomarrosa común, pomarroso, pomo, pomorroso, pomorroso de Castilla
[UPFC]
- Use Environmental
- Environmental uses.
- Use Fuel
- Used for fuels.
- Use Gene Sources
- Used as gene sources.
- Use Food
- Used for food.
- Use Materials
- Used as material.
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
- Use Poisons
- Poisons.
[UPB]
- Use Materials Unspecified Materials Chemicals
- Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).
- Use Medicines Unspecified Medicinal Disorders
- Medicinal (Instituto Humboldt 2014).
Native to:
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced into:
Andaman Is., Angola, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu, China Southeast, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Easter Is., El Salvador, Florida, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Is., Madeira, Marianas, Marquesas, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Ogasawara-shoto, Panamá, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Society Is., Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is.
- Eugenia decora Salisb.
- Eugenia jamboides Wender.
- Eugenia jambos L.
- Eugenia jambosa Crantz
- Eugenia malaccensis Blanco
- Eugenia malaccensis Lour.
- Eugenia malaccensis f. cericarpa (O.Deg.) H.St.John
- Eugenia monantha Merr.
- Eugenia vulgaris Baill.
- Jambosa jambos (L.) Millsp.
- Jambosa leptostachya Blume
- Jambosa palembanica Blume
- Jambosa vulgaris DC.
- Myrtus jambos (L.) Kunth
- Plinia jambos (L.) M.Gómez
- Syzygium jambos var. linearilimbum H.T.Chang & R.H.Miao
- Syzygium leptostachyum (Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Syzygium merrillii Masam.
- Syzygium monanthum (Merr.) Merr. & L.M.Perry
- English
- Rose Apple
- Spanish
- Pomarroso, jambos, manzana rosa, yambo.
Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 1, 2010 | Du, N.V. et al. [HNK3163], Vietnam | K000566658 | Yes | ||
May 1, 2010 | Hamilton, M.A. et al. [MH786], Montserrat | K000566952 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 2010 | Luke, W.R.Q. et al. [13402], Guinea | K000566711 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 2010 | Lim, S.P. [S90455], Malaysia | K000566539 | Yes | ||
Mar 30, 2009 | Kamarudin [FRI 38520], Malaya | K000565313 | Yes | ||
Mar 30, 2009 | Lee [EL 33], Malaya | K000565331 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 2005 | Beccari, O. [3871], Sarawak | K000258585 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 2005 | Haviland, G.D. [2146], Sarawak | K000258586 | isotype | Yes | |
Jul 13, 2004 | Wong [2211], Sabah | K000170898 | Yes | ||
Jul 13, 2004 | Kulip [135986], Sabah | K000170896 | Yes | ||
Jul 13, 2004 | Kessler et al. [1874], Kalimantan | K000170894 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1999 | Coudreau, M. [s.n.], Madagascar | K000383235 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1999 | Rabe, J. [61], Madagascar | K000383234 | Yes | ||
Jan 1, 1987 | Thomas, D.W. [6107], Cameroon | K000050104 | Yes | ||
Welwitsch, F.M.J. [4589] | K000800483 | Yes | |||
Decary, M.R. [26640], Madagascar | K000383236 | Yes | |||
Scott-Elliot, G.F. [2227], Madagascar | K000383242 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [1238], Peninsular Malaysia | K000786838 | Yes | |||
Hodgkin, H.T. [64], Madagascar | K000383239 | Yes | |||
Major, F. [37], Madagascar | K000383237 | Yes | |||
Baron, R. [2502], Madagascar | K000383241 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [1238], Peninsular Malaysia | K000786840 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [735], Singapore | K000786839 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [4590] | K000800484 | Yes | |||
Hildebrandt, J.M. [4067], Madagascar | K000383240 | Yes | |||
Baron, R. [4184], Madagascar | K000383238 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3608] | Eugenia decora | K001119806 | Yes | ||
Jeffrey, C., Seychelles | Eugenia jambos | 22890.000 | No | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3615] | Eugenia jambos | K001119827 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3615], India | Eugenia jambos | K001119828 | Yes | ||
Kamrup [Cat. no. 3615], India | Eugenia jambos | K001119831 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3615] | Eugenia jambos | K001119833 | Yes | ||
Humblot, M. [s.n.], Comoros | Eugenia jambos | K001001437 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3615] | Eugenia jambos | K001119826 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3615] | Eugenia jambos | K001119830 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3615] | Eugenia jambos | K001119824 | Yes | ||
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1598], Comoros | Eugenia jambos | K001001438 | Yes | ||
Noton, E. [Cat. no. 3615], India | Eugenia jambos | K001119832 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3615], India | Eugenia jambos | K001119823 | Yes | ||
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 3615], Malaysia | Eugenia jambos | K001119834 | Yes | ||
Jack, W. [Cat. no. 3615], Malaysia | Eugenia jambos | K001119829 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3615] | Eugenia jambos | K001119825 | Yes | ||
Schlieben, H.J. [11157], Comoros | Eugenia jambos | K001001436 | Yes |
First published in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.): 115 (1931)
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