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Syzygium malaccense
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species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
Syzygium malaccense is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It belongs to the genus Syzygium within the order Myrtales, class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. Common names for this taxon include Malaysian apple, jambu bol, and 马六甲蒲桃. The species is used as food and as a medicinal plant.
The native range of Syzygium malaccense includes the Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Queensland, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Vanuatu, and Vietnam. It is also distributed in India, Taiwan, and Yunnan in mainland China, growing at elevations between 150 and 600 meters. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2018.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyMyrtaceae
马六甲蒲桃（学名：Syzygium malaccense），又名馬來蓮霧，为桃金娘科蒲桃属的植物。分布在越南、马来西亚、印度、台湾岛、老挝以及中国大陆的云南等地，生长于海拔150米至600米的地区。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,088
- With media
- 698
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, MICH, MEL, NY, US, CM
- Recorded in
- Nicaragua, Mexico, Philippines, Honduras, Australia, Federated States Of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Syzygium
- Image
- Starr 070321-6134 Syzygium malaccense.jpg
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- Commons category
- Syzygium malaccense
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- Syzygium malaccense
- taxon common name
- 马来蒲桃
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- short name
- S. malaccense
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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