BISH 607515Botany

Syzygium jambos

Rose-apple

As recorded: Eugenia jambos L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 62975
Date: June 17, 1982
Locality: NW ridge of Pic Vert, above Papeete, headwaters of lower branch of Tipaerui River
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 950 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

96 Bishop specimens of Syzygium jambos · collected 1909–2011Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 17, 1982, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Syzygium jambos observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,680 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22

Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, HK

(c) 翬/Fai/A., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Trace des Jésuites, Le Morne-Rouge, MQ

(c) Matteo Bellucci, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-17

Ambatolahy, Madagascar

(c) brutledge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

Queensland, AU

(c) bush_regentleman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08

PH62+788, Ifanadiana, Madagascar

(c) saotra Rakotonomenjanahary, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05

PCVC+JF5, Ranomafana, Madagascar

(c) saotra Rakotonomenjanahary, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Syzygium jambos. BISH 607515. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956553600. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/607515.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956553600 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026