
Syzygium aqueum
Water Apple
As recorded: Syzygium aqueum (Burm.fil.) Alston
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 32097
- Date
- March 14, 1950
- Locality
- Ngerebe'ed
- Island
- Oreor
- Region
- Palau
- Elevation
- 8 m
- Identified by
- Holm, T.; Staples, G.W.T. Holm →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 14, 1950, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Syzygium aqueum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 121 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Lundu, Sarawak, Malaysia
(c) MPP Wildlife, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19
MP3G+WGX, Dairy Farm, Sri Vijaya Puram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
(c) Shara Khariya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-01
Moreton Tce near Hodgson St, Beachmere QLD 4510, Australia
(c) Oskar King, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-25
Sunyaragi, Kec. Kesambi, Kota Cirebon, Jawa Barat 45132, Indonesia
(c) nadiatun_soliha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-24
Hoa Phu, Dak Lak, Vietnam
(c) Nico Vromant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-23
Karyamulya, Kec. Kesambi, Kota Cirebon, Jawa Barat 45135, Indonesia
(c) Alip Alawi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Syzygium aqueum. BISH 652630. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956501739. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/652630.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956501739 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
