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;Species:'''''Syzygium jambos''''' (L.) Alston
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{{Taxobox | name = ''Syzygium jambos''
;Familia:[[:Category:Myrtaceae|Myrtaceae]]
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| image = Syzygium jambos.JPG
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| image_width = 240px
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| regnum = [[Plantae]]
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| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Myrtales]]
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| familia = [[Myrtaceae]]
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| genus = ''[[Syzygium]]''
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| species = '''''S. jambos'''''
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| binomial = ''Syzygium jambos''
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| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]] Alston
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== Common Names ==
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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]].
    
== Images ==
 
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[[Category:Syzygium]]
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==External links==
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*[http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/rose_apple.html The Rose Apple]
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*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SYJA USDA profile]
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*[http://www.hear.org/Pier/species/syzygium_jambos.htm Invasive species]