Wax Apple

Also known as Java Apple, Semarang Rose-Apple, Wax Jambu

Wax apple forms a spreading evergreen canopy characterized by opposite, elliptic leaves and clusters of showy white or pale yellow blossoms with dozens of prominent stamens. The distinctive bell-shaped fruits mature in drooping clusters beneath the foliage, transitioning from pale green to white, pink, or deep red with a characteristic translucent, waxy skin. In native rainforest environments, the flowers provide abundant nectar to bats and insects while the abundant fruit clusters feed frugivorous birds and forest mammals.