Rose Apple
Rose Apple
Scientific name : Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston in Trimen
Local name: ‘Gulup-jam’
Taxonomic position (According to Cronquist, 1981)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class :Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Rosidae
Order : Myrtales
Family : Myrtaceae
Genus : Syzygium
Species : jambos
Botanical Description
Habit: perennial tree
Root: tap root system
Stem: a small or medium-sized ever green tree
Leaf: simple, alternate, elliptical in shape
Inflorescence: solitary or in few flower cymes, cyme terminal
Flower: whitish, sessile, complete
Calyx: tubular or funnel shaped
Corolla: petal 4 free
Androecium: stamen numerous
Gynoecium: ovary inferior
Fruit: berry
Chromosome number: 2n=28
Economic importance: commonly edible, valued as a tonic for the brain and in liver complaints.