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Syzygium jambos
Rose-apple
As recorded: Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 7343
- Date
- June 23, 1929
- Locality
- Near Glenwood
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 June 23, 1929, Degener, O. also collected 1 other specimen.
Syzygium jambos observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. 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 59823. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956694306. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/59823.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956694306 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026