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− | ;Species:'''''Syzygium jambos''''' (L.) Alston
| + | {{Taxobox | name = ''Syzygium jambos'' |
− | ;Familia:[[:Category:Myrtaceae|Myrtaceae]]
| + | | image = Syzygium jambos.JPG |
| + | | image_width = 240px |
| + | | regnum = [[Plantae]] |
| + | | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]] |
| + | | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] |
| + | | ordo = [[Myrtales]] |
| + | | familia = [[Myrtaceae]] |
| + | | genus = ''[[Syzygium]]'' |
| + | | species = '''''S. jambos''''' |
| + | | binomial = ''Syzygium jambos'' |
| + | | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] Alston |
| + | }} |
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− | == Common Names == | + | The fruit tree '''''Syzygium jambos''''' (syn. ''Eugenia jambos'', ''Jambosa jambos'') has several common names, including '''chom pu''' or '''chom-phu''', '''rose apple''', '''Malay apple''', '''Malabar plum''', '''jambu''', '''champakka''' and '''pomarrosa'''. The edible fruit is shaped like a small pear. The plant is native to [[Southeast Asia]] but is naturalized in [[India]], especially the state of [[Kerala]]. It has also been introduced across the Americas where it now grows in wild thickets. Specimens have been planted on nearly every continent. |
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| + | The tree has long, glossy green leaves and white or greenish flowers. There are several varieties, including the one most common in Thailand bearing a pale green fruit, and Malaysian varieties with red skin. It is often some shade of dull yellow. The skin is thin and waxy, and the hollow core contains a small amount of inedible fluff. The flesh is a bit softer than that of an [[apple]]. It tastes like a cross between apple and [[watermelon]], with a very mild rose scent and a slightly bitter [[aftertaste]]. |
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| + | In ancient [[Sanskrit]], the land now called [[India]] was referred to by the ancient Indians themselves as ''[[Jambudvipa]]'', which means ''Roseappleland'' (''jambu'' = rose apple; ''dvipa'' = land). |
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| + | This plant can be quite invasive in areas where it has been introduced. It is a threat to several ecosystems, including those on several [[Hawaii|Hawaiian islands]], [[Réunion]], and the [[Galápagos Islands]], and in parts of [[Australia]] and [[Central America]]. |
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− | [[Category:Syzygium]] | + | ==External links== |
| + | *[http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/rose_apple.html The Rose Apple] |
| + | *[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SYJA USDA profile] |
| + | *[http://www.hear.org/Pier/species/syzygium_jambos.htm Invasive species] |