Myrtaceae
Malabar plum
Syzygium jambos
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Syzygium
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Common names
By language (39)
- Arabic
- جنبوزة
- arz
- سيزيجيم جامبوس
- Assamese
- গোলাপী জামু
- Bangla
- গোলাপজাম
- Burmese
- ဇမ္ဗူ့သပြေပင်
- Cantonese
- 蒲桃
- Chinese
- 蒲桃, 乌墨, 水桃树, 水石榴, 水蒲桃, 蒲桃叶, 蒲桃壳, 蒲桃根皮
- Czech
- Hřebíčkovec jambos
- Dutch
- Djamboe aer mawar, Djamboe air mawar, Djamboe mawar, Rozenappel
- English
- Malabar plum, Plum rose, Rose apple
- Finnish
- Rusojambolaani
- French
- Jam-rose, Jambosier, Jambrosade, Jamrosa, Jamrosat, Jamrose, Pomme rose, Pommier rose
- German
- Rosenapfel
- Hebrew
- תפוח הוורד
- hsb
- Róžowy nalikowc
- Indonesian
- Jambu mawar, Jambu kraton
- Japanese
- フトモモ, ローズアップル, 蒲桃
- Javanese
- Jambu mawar
- Kannada
- ಪನ್ನೇರಳೆ
- Korean
- 로즈애플
- Lithuanian
- Rausvasis gvazdikmedis
- Malagasy
- Zamborizano
- Malay
- Pokok Jambu Mawar
- Malayalam
- പനിനീർ ചാമ്പ, ജാംബ, പനിനീർച്ചാമ്പ
- mwl
- Jambo
- Nepali
- गुलाब जामुन
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Roseneple
- Polish
- Czapetka jambos
- Portuguese
- Jambo, Jambos
- Russian
- Розовое яблоко
- Sanskrit
- जम्बूवृक्षः
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမႆႉၸမ်ႇပုသပေႇ, မႆႉၸမ်ႇပုသပေႇ
- Spanish
- Ciruela malabar, Jambolian, Macupa, Malarrosa, Manzana de rosa, Manzana malasia, Manzana malaya, Maranon japones
- Sundanese
- Jambu mawar
- Swedish
- Rosenäpple
- Telugu
- రోజ్ యాపిల్
- Thai
- ชมพู่น้ำดอกไม้
- Tongan
- Fekika papālangi, Caryophyllus jambos
- Vietnamese
- Roi hoa vàng
Synonyms
- Eugenia decora Salisb.
- Eugenia jamboides Wender.
- Eugenia jambos L.
- Eugenia jambosa Crantz
- Eugenia malaccensis Blanco
- Eugenia malaccensis Lour.
- Eugenia malaccensis f. cericarpa (O.Deg.) H.St.John
- Eugenia monantha Merr.
- Eugenia vulgaris Baill.
- Jambosa jambos (L.) Millsp.
- Jambosa leptostachya Blume
- Jambosa malaccensis f. cericarpa O.Deg.
- Jambosa palembanica Blume
- Jambosa vulgaris DC.
- Myrtus jambos (L.) Kunth
- Plinia jambos (L.) M.Gómez
- Syzygium jambos var. jambos
- Syzygium jambos var. linearilimbum H.T.Chang & R.H.Miao
- Syzygium leptostachyum (Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Syzygium merrillii Masam.
- Syzygium monanthum (Merr.) Merr. & L.M.Perry
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 523 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: botanygirl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ben, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Derek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: WU Hung Ting miucu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: WU Hung Ting miucu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: adel-fridus, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: WU Hung Ting miucu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.