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Syzygium jambos
Rose-apple
As recorded: Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Kubo, R.
- Collector number
- 16
- Date
- March 22, 1979
- Locality
- ahupuaa of Halepuaa in the Puna District
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5333, -154.8500
- Elevation
- 76 m
- Identified by
- Snow, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 22, 1979, Kubo, R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Syzygium jambos observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-11-15.

2024-11-15
Puna Trail (North End Section), Keaau, HI, US
(c) Nick T., some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2024-06-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Bret Hammer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Syzygium jambos. BISH 770368. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956554268. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/770368.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956554268 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
