Syzygium macrocarpum
(Craib) Rathakr. & N. C.Nair
MyrtaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Asia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indochina, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A subtropical tree in the Myrtaceae family that grows approximately 20 m tall.
Names & Synonyms
Chalita jam
Eugenia latilimba Merr.Eugenia macrocarpa Roxb. [Illegitimate]Eugenia megacarpa CraibJambosa coarctata BlumeJambosa macrocarpa SweetSyzygium latilimbum (Merr.) Merr. & L. M. PerrySyzygium macrocarpum Bahadur & R. C. Gaur
References (3)
- BARC, 2016, State of Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council.
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 299 (As Eugenia macrocarpa)
- Pasha, M. K. & Uddin, S. B., 2019, Minor Edible Fruits of Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 26(2): 299–313 (As Syzygium macrocarpa Roxb.)
