Mountain Apple - Syzygium malaccense

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• Also known as Malay Apple.
• Evergreen tree.
• Crown spreads in a cone shape.
• Can grow 16-65 ft. tall.
• Edible fruit.
• Harvested from wild and locally eaten.
• Rose purple flowers.
• Found in Southeast Asia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, New Guinea, Bismark Islands, and Northern Australia.
• Has medicinal properties.

     (Source: UTP, 2014)

• Native in the Indo-Malayan region or Southeast Asia.
• Cultivated over a long time in tropics. 
• Fruit is glossy red.
• Fairly resistant to pests. 

     (Source: Elevitch, 2006)