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Syzygium aqueum
Also called Water Apple, Watery Rose Apple, Bell Fruit, Java Apple, Water Cherry, Water Rose Apple, Bellfruit
In Singapore: Jambu Air, Water Apple, Jambu Air Mawar, Water Rose Apple, Watery Rose Apple, Water Cherry, Java Apple, Bell Fruit, Jambu Ayer, Jambu Chili, 水莲雾 (Grown in Singapore)
Watery roseapple is a tropical brush cherry tree grown mainly for its crisp, bell-shaped fruit, and also as an ornamental and for its durable wood. It needs warm, humid, wet conditions and heavy rainfall, so it suits tropical gardens rather than cool climates.
Syzygium aqueum is a species of brush cherry tree. Its common names include watery rose apple, water apple and bell fruit, and jambu in Malay and several Indian languages.
The tree is cultivated for its wood and edible fruit. The fruit is a fleshy, whitish-pinkish to yellowish-pinkish or red berry which is bell-shaped, waxy and crisp.
Syzygium glaucum · Anise Myrtle · Syzygium antisepticum · Clove · Scrub cherry · Boxleaf Eugenia · Syzygium cerasiforme · Syzygium conglomeratum · Bumpy satinash · Java plum · Weeping Myrtle · Sea apple
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Syzygium aqueum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
