Syzygium chunianum
Malay-Apple
Syzygium malaccense
(L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry Species
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- Botanical name
- Syzygium malaccense
- Also known as
- Malay-Apple, Mountain-Apple, Otaheite-Apple, Pink Satin-Ash, Pomerac, Rose-Apple
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Syzygium
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Malay-Apple
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Syzygium malaccense but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Caryophyllus malaccensis
Eugenia domestica
Eugenia macrophylla
Eugenia malaccensis
Eugenia pseudomalaccensis
Eugenia purpurascens
Eugenia purpurea
Jambosa domestica
Jambosa domestica
Jambosa laevis
Jambosa macrophylla
Jambosa malaccensis
Jambosa purpurascens
Jambosa purpurea
Myrtus lamarckii
Myrtus macrophylla
Myrtus malaccensis
Syzygium laeve
Others in Syzygium
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