Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L. M. Perry
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Java apple is native to the Greater Sunda Islands, Malay Peninsula, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, cultivated in the tropics. It is a tropical tree growing to 12 metres tall, with evergreen elliptical leaves, flowers white to yellowish-white. The fruit is a bell-shaped, edible berry, with ranging colors.
- The fruit is eaten raw and frequently used to make pickles, salads, jams, jelly, juice and wines.
Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L. M. Perry
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Java apple is native to the Greater Sunda Islands, Malay Peninsula, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, cultivated in the tropics. It is a tropical tree growing to 12 metres tall, with evergreen elliptical leaves, flowers white to yellowish-white. The fruit is a bell-shaped, edible berry, with ranging colors.
- The fruit is eaten raw and frequently used to make pickles, salads, jams, jelly, juice and wines.