Vegetable and fruit used and consumed and young water apple leaves are used to wrap snacks of fermented sticky rice. Used medicinally for its antibiotic activity. The tree is used for shade and the wood used for construction.
Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Syzygium aqueum
Food
Fuelwood
Lumber
Medicinal
Product
English Common Name
Water apple
Indonesian Common Name
Jambu air
Tree Family
Myrtaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
16cm
Length
×
9.25cm
Width
Tree Height
Shrub (1–10m)
Elevational Range (m)
0–1200m
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Indonesia
Native to
Region
Asia, Oceania
Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore
Indonesia
Borneo, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Sulawesi, Sumatra
Coffee Agroforestry Information
Coffee System
Robusta
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Prevalence
Common in Coffee Agroforestry
Cultivation
Planted
Regeneration
Requires Propagation
Tree Management
Unknown
Tree Benefits and Uses
Farmer Uses
- Food
- Fuelwood
- Lumber
- Medicinal
- Product
Farm Services
- Coffee Shade
Maintains water regulation and quantity.
Biodiversity Benefits
Yes
Food source for birds and insects.