Abstract
Rose apple is found from Himalaya to West Malesia, but its exact origin is uncertain. It has been introduced and cultivated in home gardens elsewhere in the tropics and subtropics for its edible fruit, also as ornamental or shade tree and wind-break.
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- Leaf Extract
- Betulinic Acid
- Cinnamyl Alcohol
- Alcaligenes Faecalis
- Trichophyton Mentagrophytes
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Lim, T.K. (2012). Syzygium jambos. In: Edible Medicinal And Non Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2534-8_101
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