Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Malay Apple is native to tropical Asia and Australia and also cultivated in other parts of the world. It is a medium to large perennial, growing 5–15 metres with simple, elliptical, or oval-shaped leaves. The flowers in clusters with bright pink or red colour, ripened fruits oval to bell-shaped with deep red or pink to white with red streaks, contains a single large seed inside.
- The ripe fruits are edible and consumed raw, used to make wines and jams.
Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Malay Apple is native to tropical Asia and Australia and also cultivated in other parts of the world. It is a medium to large perennial, growing 5–15 metres with simple, elliptical, or oval-shaped leaves. The flowers in clusters with bright pink or red colour, ripened fruits oval to bell-shaped with deep red or pink to white with red streaks, contains a single large seed inside.
- The ripe fruits are edible and consumed raw, used to make wines and jams.