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Useful Tropical Plants

Syzygium pycnanthum

Merr. & L.M.Perry

Myrtaceae

+ Synonyms

Eugenia corymbosa Roxb.

Eugenia densiflora (Blume) DC.

Jambosa densiflora (Blume) DC.

Myrtus densiflora Blume

Common Name: Wild Rose-Apple

Syzygium pycnanthum
Fruiting stem
Photograph by: Iska Gushilman
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General Information

Wild rose-apple is a shrub or tree, growing 2 - 15 metres tall[
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The plant is harvested from the wild for its edible fruits, which are eaten locally[
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Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Southeast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

Habitat

In brushwoods of open forests and along waterways, at elevations up to 1,500 metres[
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Properties

Edibility Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitShrub
Height5.00 m
PollinatorsBees, Insects
Cultivation StatusCultivated, Ornamental, Wild

Cultivation Details

Succeeds in tropical and subtropical areas.

Edible Uses

Flowers[
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Title
Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants
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Website
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336
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Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
]. Eaten with sambal[
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Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
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Fruits[
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
,
317
Title
Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
]. Fair quality[
46
Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. The red-purple fruit is a globose berry about 3 cm in diameter[
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Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

Used as termite-resistant rootstock for the propagation of S. aqueum, S. samarangense and other members of the genus[
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Website
http://proseanet.org/
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Year
0
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Description
Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
,
317
Title
Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
].

A brown dye can be obtained from the bark[
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Title
Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336
Publisher
 
Year
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Description
Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
]. Used for dyeing cotton[
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Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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Website
http://proseanet.org/
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Year
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].

The wood is used for fuel[
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Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Title
Asean Tropical Plant Database
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Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range.
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Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe.
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