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Taxon:
Syzygium jambos
(L.) Alston
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Syzygium
Family:
Myrtaceae
Subfamily:
Myrtoideae
Tribe:
Syzygieae
Nomen number:
50070
Place of publication:
Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6:115. 1931
Verified:
07/27/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Eugenia jambos
L.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Bosser, J. M. et al., eds.
1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Note:
with two varieties
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1981. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 2:427-428.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long.
1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hackett, C. & J. Carolane.
1982. Edible Horticultural Crops Academic Press.
Hara, H. et al.
1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Henderson, L.
2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Mitra, S. K.
2008. Important
Myrtaceae
fruit crops. Acta Hort. 849:33-38.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds.
1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:296.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Common names
English
jambos –
Reference(s)
Malabar-plum –
Reference(s)
rose-apple –
Reference(s)
Afrikaans
jamboes –
Reference(s)
French
jambosier –
Reference(s)
pomme rose –
Reference(s)
German
Rosenapfelbaum –
Reference(s)
Spanish
manzana rosa –
Reference(s)
pomarrosa –
Reference(s)
yambo –
Reference(s)
Swedish
rosenäpple –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
2
Cultivated
cult. in tropics
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Reunion
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Seychelles
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Mexico
4
Naturalized
Northern America
United States
s.e.
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
4
Naturalized
Southern America
South America
tropical
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Caribbean
West Indies
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Central America
Central America
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Galápagos
6
Other
probable origin Malesia
Cultivated
(cult. in tropics)
Naturalized
Africa
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Mauritius
,
Reunion
,
Seychelles
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
,
United States
(s.e.)
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
West Indies
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Central America
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador
[Galápagos]
REGION:
South America
(tropical)
Other
(probable origin Malesia)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
fruit
fide Pl Book; Invasive Pl Spec
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed
Henderson, L.
2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Name
References