Syzygium malaccense

Syzygium malaccense
	Syzygium malaccense Flower and Fruit
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	Rare (NCA)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Syzygium
Species:	S. malaccense
Binomial name
	Syzygium malaccense; (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry, 1938
Synonyms
	17 synonyms Caryophyllus malaccensis (L.) Stokes ; Eugenia malaccensis L. ; Jambosa malaccensis (L.) DC. ; Myrtus malaccensis (L.) Spreng. ; Eugenia domestica Baill. ; Eugenia macrophylla Lam. ; Eugenia pseudomalaccensis Linden ; Eugenia purpurascens Baill. ; Eugenia purpurea Roxb. ; Jambosa domestica DC. ; Jambosa laevis Montrouz. ; Jambosa macrophylla (Lam.) DC. ; Jambosa purpurascens DC. ; Jambosa purpurea (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ; Myrtus lamarckii F.Dietr. ; Myrtus macrophylla (Lam.) Spreng. ; Syzygium laeve (Montrouz.) Govaerts ;

Syzygium malaccense is a species of flowering tree native to tropical Asia and Australia. It was cultivated from prehistoric times by the Austronesian peoples and introduced deliberately to remote Oceania as canoe plants. In modern times, it has been introduced throughout the tropics, including the Caribbean. The ripe fruit is edible but with little flavor.