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Water apple

Syzygium samarangense

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Description:

Jamaican apple, water apple, mountain apple, cloud apple, wax jambu, or rose apple is a tropical tree growing to 12 m tall, with evergreen leaves 10–25 cm long and 5–10 cm broad. The flowers are white, 2.5 cm diameter, with four petals and numerous stamens. The fruit is a bell-shaped, edible berry, with colors ranging from white, pale green, or green to red, purple, or crimson, to deep purple or even black, 4–6 cm long in wild plants.

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PublishedJuly 3, 2013

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