EPPO Global Database

Syzygium jambos(SYZJA)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-07-19

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: SYZJA
  • Preferred name: Syzygium jambos
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Alston

Notes

Himalayas, Indochina, Malesia, China. Cultivated as a fruit tree. Introduced in India, Sri Lanka, some African countries, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (Venezuela, Bolivia, eastern Brazil)


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Eugenia jambos Linnaeus
Jambosa vulgaris de Candolle

Common names
Name Language
malabar plum English
Malay apple English
rose apple English
wax jambu English
Aprikosenjambose German
Rosenapfelbaum German
jambosier French
jambrosade French
jam-rose French
pomme rose French
pommier rose French
lanche Spanish (BO)
manzano rosa Spanish
poma rosa Spanish (BO)
pomarrosa Spanish (CU)
yambo Spanish
giambo Italian
pomo rosa Italian
jambol Dutch
fruta-rosa Portuguese
jambeiro Portuguese
jamboeiro Portuguese
jamboleiro Portuguese
macieira-rosa Portuguese
futo-momo Japanese
フトモモ Japanese
розовое яблоко Russian
gulab-jamb Bengali
yíng lìn Chinese
蒲桃 Chinese
jambu mawa Malayalam
jambu Sanskrit