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Syzygium malaccense

mountain apple, Malay apple, ohia ai (Hawaii), acpuhl, (Kosrae), ahia (Societies), apel (Pohnpei), arfatlh, harafath, faliap, faliyap (Yap), faariyap, fasniyaap, feniyap (Chuuk), fekakai (Niue), fekika kai (Tonga), jambosier rouge, poire de Malaque, pomme Malac, pomme de Malaisie, pomme de Tahiti (French), kaika (Cooks), kafika (Uvea, Futuna), kavika (Fiji), keika (Mangareva), kehia (Southern Marquesas), kehika, kehika inana (Northern Marquesas), kidel (Palau), makupa (Guam), nonu fiafia (Samoa)


  • Family Myrtaceae.
  • Native to south or southeast Asia, widely cultivated in the Pacific since ancient times. Polynesian introduction to Hawaii.
  • Edible fruit, ornamental.
  • Weed Risk Assessment Score: 0 (low risk)

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Syzygium malaccense fruit Syzygium malaccense Kosrae Syzygium malaccense flowers Syzygium malaccense tree

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