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Syzygium jambos
Rose-apple
As recorded: Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Afualo, D.
- Collector number
- 48
- Date
- March 9, 1975
- Locality
- Nr reservoir betw Waipahu and Kunia, Kunia Rd
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 46 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 9, 1975, Afualo, D. also collected 1 other specimen.
Syzygium jambos observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-15.
2026-06-15
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-09
Aiea Heights Dr, Aiea, HI, US
(c) dfoehring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-09
Aiea, HI, US
(c) dfoehring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-19
Maui, Haiku, HI, US
(c) genh20, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-10
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-01-22
Anahola Marketplace, Unit D-2B, Anahola, HI 96703, USA
(c) Leyton Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Syzygium jambos. BISH 582860. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956659293. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/582860.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956659293 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026