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Synonyms: |
Eugenia jambos L. Jambosa jambos (L.) Millsp. |
Common names: | Rose apple (English) |
Frequency: | Local |
Status: | Cultivated and naturalised |
Description: |
Small to medium-sized tree. Leaves opposite, narrowly lanceolate, dark green. Flowers in branched, axillary heads, creamy-white, showy; petals falling separately; filaments long, c. 4 cm. Fruit up to 4.5 cm in diameter, oval to spherical, yellow when ripe. |
Notes: | Introduced for its striking flowers and the edible fruit. It is known as an occasional naturalised escape, particularly in the Chirinda Forest. |
Derivation of specific name: | jambos: from a Malayan name for this species. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Native to East Asia; naturalised in southern Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Friday 12 January 2007 |
Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 264. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 64. White, F. (1978). Myrtaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 204. |
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