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Wax Apple

Syzygium samarangense is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to an area that includes the Greater Sunda Islands, Malay Peninsula, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but introduced in prehistoric times to a wider area and now widely cultivated in the tropics. Common names in English include wax apple, Java apple, Semarang rose-apple, and wax jambu.

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Research Mentions

A hormone spray and cold pre-treatment keep wax apples firm in storage

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Syzygium samarangense
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Myrtales