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JAMBOSA. 



Hcspcridse (Eugenia), Lin. — Myrii (Eugenia). Juss, 



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J. cymis lateralibus fasciculatis, foliis 

 ovalo-lanceolatis basi obtusis apico acu- 

 minatis. Dc CancL Prod. 3,p, 287. h 

 J. sylveslris alba. Rwnph. Jhnh, 1. p. 



127, U 39.* 

 Malacca Shambu. Hort. Mah 27, i. 17. 

 llose-Apple. Pomine-Rose. 



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* This synonym Las been removed from Eug-enia Jambos. 

 Willd. to which it certainly cannot belong-- Very great altera- 

 tions liave recently been made in the disposition of the members 

 of the Myrtaceons family, and in the synonyms assigned to indi- 

 viduals. Rumphius describes the fruit of Janrbosa domestica, 

 which lias by some been identified with Eugenia Jambos, by 

 others with E. malaccensis, but which is considered by De Can- 



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g-rata ct tarn jucunde spirans, ac si in aqua rosarum foret infusa, 

 cujus sapor ex duki et acido adeo grate mixtus est, ac si 

 pomuni esset cum aqua rosarum mixium/'— //t'r6. Amh. 1. 

 f, 121. This description seems sufficiently applicable to the 

 Rose-Apple of Barbados, but the fruit is oblong-. Of the Jam- 

 bosa sylvestris alba, he adds, ''hujus fructus substantia durior 

 est qnam domcstlciio Jambosacj ncque ita succosa, sapore ciclerum 

 conveniens sed paulo magis fatua."— //cr^. A\mb, L p» 128. This 



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