Statue of Unity – Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat Rain Forest Ektanagar

Syzygium jambos

Syn. Eugenia jambos

IUCN Red List Not Evaluated (NE)

Local name

  • Rose Apple (English)
  • Gulab jamun (Hindi)
  • Jamb (Marathi)

Tree type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Myrtaceae
10m

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Syzygium jambos bark

Bark

Greyish-brown, relatively smooth when young, becoming slightly rough with age.

Syzygium jambos leaves

Leaves

Leaves are lance-shaped, 2–4 cm broad, 10 cm to 20 cm long, pointed, base wedge-shaped with hardly any leaf-stalk, lively red when growing, but dark, glossy green on attaining full size.

Syzygium jambos flower

Flower

The showy flowers are in small clusters at branch-ends, white or greenish white, the long, numerous stamens giving them a diameter of 5–8 cm.

Syzygium jambos fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

The fruits are whitish-green, rose scented, about 5 cm long and ripen over an extended period.

Syzygium jambos

Did you know?

Rose apple (S. jambos) is reported to have been introduced from Malacca.

Distribution

World map showing distribution

China (S. Yunnan) and W. Malesia, parts of Africa, part of South America