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Syzygium jambos
Rose-apple
As recorded: Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- MacDaniels, L.H.
- Collector number
- 908
- Date
- February 27, 1927
- Locality
- Waioli Valley
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 27, 1927, MacDaniels, L.H. also collected 8 other specimens.
Syzygium jambos observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Syzygium jambos. BISH 59818. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956590974. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/59818.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956590974 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026