Syzygium javanicum
Miq.
Wax jambu, Java apple, Wax apple
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Description
A tree that grows 5-15 m tall. It often has branches near the base. The leaves are smooth on both surfaces. It has a short leaf stalk. Fruit are usually green but can be pink or red. White fruited kinds are often seedless while pink fruited kinds can have 1 or 2 seeds. The fruit are pear shaped. The skin of the fruit has a waxy feel. The fruit can be 12.5 cm long.
Edible Uses
Fresh fruit are eaten raw or made into sauce.
Traditional Uses
Fresh fruit are eaten raw. They are also made into sauce.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It needs a fertile soil. In south India it grows to 1200 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Andamans, Asia, Hawaii, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Palau, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Thailand, USA,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown by seed. Seed need to be sown while fresh. Seedless kinds are grown using air layering. Where branches are low to the ground layering in the soil can be used.
Production
Trees start to produce fruit while still small.
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Chom pu kao, Chom pu kio, Jambosa, Jambu ayer mawar, Jambu dersana, Jambu klampok, Jambu semarang, Jambu tersana, Jambu, Jumrool
References (9)
- AAK, 1980, Bertanam Pohon Buah-buahan. Penerbitan Yayasan Kanisius, Jogyakarta. p 19
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 985 (As Eugenia javanica)
- Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1):461. 1855 - non Eugenia javanica Lam. = Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & Perry
- Garner, R.J., and Chaudhri, S.A., (Ed.) 1976, The Propagation of Tropical fruit Trees. FAO/CAB. p 348
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 299
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- Kiple, K.F. & Ornelas, K.C., (eds), 2000, The Cambridge World History of Food. CUP p 1792 (As Eugenia javanica)
- Macmillan, H.F. (Revised Barlow, H.S., et al) 1991, Tropical Planting and Gardening. Sixth edition. Malayan Nature Society. Kuala Lumpur. p 310
- Williams, C.N., Chew, W.Y., and Rajaratnam, J.A., 1989, Tree and Field Crops of the Wetter Regions of the Tropics. Longman, p 136
- Zeven, A. C. & de West, J. M. J., 1982, Dictionary of cultivated plants and their regions of diversity. Wageningen. p 61 (As Eugenia javanica)
