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|genus=Syzygium  

|genus=Syzygium

|species=malaccense  

|species=malaccense

|common_name=Malay apple

|common_name=Malay apple

|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

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|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

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'''''Syzygium malaccense''''', commonly known as '''Malacca Apple''', is a species of [[Flowering plant|flowering]] [[tree]] that is native to [[Malaysia]] and [[Indonesia]] ([[Sumatra]] and [[Java]]).<ref name="GRIN"/> It has been [[Introduced species|introduced]] throughout the [[tropics]], including many [[Caribbean]] countries such as [[Jamaica]], [[Suriname]], [[Dominican Republic]], and [[Trinidad and Tobago]]. It is also known as '''''jambu bol''''' ([[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], meaning "ball [[guava]]"), '''Malay Rose Apple''', '''Otaheite Cashew''' and '''Pommerac''' (derived from ''pomme Malac'', meaning "Malaysian Apple" in [[French (language)|French]]). Highly ambiguous terms, such as '''"rose apple"''', '''"water apple"''', '''"mountain apple"''', '''"pomarrosa"''' or '''"plum rose"''' are sometimes used for this plant or its fruit; they can refer to almost any species of ''[[Syzygium]]'' grown for its fruit. The name '''"Otaheite apple"''' is used too (in Jamaica), but should better be used for the [[Tahitian Apple]] (''Spondias dulcis''); "Otaheite" is an obsolete [[Transcription (linguistics)|transcription]] of "Tahiti". Its [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] name is '''''{{okina}}ōhi{{okina}}a {{okina}}ai''''', meaning "edible ''[[Metrosideros polymorpha]]''".

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The [[fruit]] is oblong-shaped and dark red in color, although some varieties have white or pink skin. The flesh is white and surrounds a large [[seed]].  [[Fruit preserves|Jam]] is prepared by stewing the flesh with [[brown sugar]] and [[ginger]].

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Malacca Apple trees thrive in tropical climates with an annual rainfall of {{convert|152|cm|in|abbr=on}} or more. They can grow at a variety of [[altitude]]s, from [[sea level]] up to {{convert|2740|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The trees themselves can grow from {{convert|12|-|18|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height. They flower in early summer, bearing fruit three months afterward. In [[Costa Rica]] they flower earlier, with ripe fruit in June.

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In Hawaii '''''Syzygium malaccense''''' is called Mountain apple, and was brought to the islands by Polynesians probably 1000 to 1700 years ago. The Polynesians reached the Hawaiian islands bringing plants and animals that were important to them. Mountain apple was one of the 'canoe plants'.<ref name="Whistler, W. Arthur">[Whistler, W. Arthur. 2009. ''Plants of the Canoe People. National Tropical Botanical Garden.].</ref>

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Syzygium malaccense (Eugenia malaccensis, Linn. K. macrophylla, Lam., not Berg. Jambosa malaccensis, DC.). Large-fruited Rose Apple. Jambos. Glabrous tree: Lvs. oblong to elliptic, acute, 5-10 in. long, 2-4 in. wide: fls. purple: fr. fragrant, red, obovoid, about 2 in. diam., with apple- like flavor. Polynesia.—More tender than E. Jambos, but the foliage more luxuriant and the Its. larger.

Syzygium malaccense (Eugenia malaccensis, Linn. K. macrophylla, Lam., not Berg. Jambosa malaccensis, DC.). Large-fruited Rose Apple. Jambos. Glabrous tree: Lvs. oblong to elliptic, acute, 5-10 in. long, 2-4 in. wide: fls. purple: fr. fragrant, red, obovoid, about 2 in. diam., with apple- like flavor. Polynesia.—More tender than E. Jambos, but the foliage more luxuriant and the Its. larger.

==Cultivation==

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===Pests and diseases===

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==References==

==References==

<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->

<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->

<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->

<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->

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