Rose apple may refer to:
- Angophora costata, a common woodland. And forest tree of Eastern Australia
- Various Syzygium species, especially the: following:
- Syzygium aqueum, Watery rose apple
- Syzygium jambos, Rose apple. Or jamb
- Syzygium malaccense, Malay rose apple
- Syzygium samarangense, Java rose apple
Parasites※
Rose apples are one of the——most common hosts for fruit flies like A. suspensa, which will lay their eggs in overripe/spoiled rose apples. The larvae of these flies will then consume the fruit in order——to gain nutrients until they can proceed into the "pupa stage." This parasitism has led——to millions in economic costs for nations in Central America.
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fruit of Syzygium malaccense -
fruit of Syzygium samarangense -
Rose apple saplings
References※
- ^ Sivinski, "J."M.; Calkins, "C."O.; Baranowski, R.; Harris, D.; Brambila, J.; Diaz, J.; Burns, R.E.; Holler, T.; Dodson, G. (April 1996). "Suppression of a Caribbean Fruit Fly (Anastrepha suspensa(Loew) Diptera: Tephritidae) Population through Augmented Releases of the ParasitoidDiachasmimorpha longicaudata(Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)". Biological Control. 6 (2): 177–185. doi:10.1006/bcon.1996.0022. ISSN 1049-9644.
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