Common name
fekika papalangi (Tongan), kavika ni India (English), kavika ni vavalangi (English), ka'ika (English, Cook Islands), pomme-rose (French), Malabar plum (English), seasea palagi (Samoan), rose-apple (English), jambrosade (French), jambos (English), haia (English, Rapa Nui), youenwai (English, Pohnpei), pomarrosa (Spanish), yambo (Spanish), jamrosa (English), jamrosier (French), jamrosat (French), ka'ika takataka (English, Cook Islands), 'ohi'a loke (English, Hawaii), jamrosa (French), Rosenapfelbaum (German), kavika ni vavalangi (English, Fiji), rose apple (English), prunier de Malabar (French), pommier rose (French), iouen wai (English, Pohnpei), apel en wai (English, Pohnpei), jambosier (French), fa palangi (Tongan), manzana rosa (Spanish), ka'ika varani (English, Cook Islands), hehea ha'amoa (Tongan), ahi'a papa'a (English, Tahiti), ka'ika papa'a (English, Cook Islands)
Synonym
Caryophyllus jambos , (L.) Stokes
Eugenia jambos , L.
Jambosa jambos , (L.) Millsp.
Summary
Syzygium jambos, commonly known as the Malabar plum, is indigenous to the Malay Archipelago. It is a small tree (10 - 15 m), and was primarily introduced into new areas as an ornamental and as a shade tree. S. jambos has been introduced to Southern Africa, Australia and a number of Pacific islands including Micronesia, Hawaii, American Samoa and Pitcairn, where it has become an invasive species, threatening native flora.