Tropicals > Syzygium > Syzygium samarangense > Syzygium samarangense
Syzygium samarangense
Wax Apple, Love Apple, Java Apple, Royal Apple, Bellfruit
| Family |
| Myrtaceae |
| Genus |
| Syzygium |
| Species |
| samarangense |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Height |
| 12 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Habitat |
| India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Samoa, and Thailand. |
| Leaf Description |
| Evergreen leaves 10–25 cm long and 5–10 cm broad. |
| Flower Description |
| The flowers are white, 2.5 cm diameter, with four petals and numerous stamens. |
| Fruit Description |
| The fruit is a bell-shaped edible berry, with colours ranging from white, pale green, green, red, purple, crimson, to deep purple or even black, 4–6 cm long in wild plants. The flowers and resulting fruit can appear on nearly any point on the surface. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Dok Mai Gardens, Chang Mai, Thailand. |
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