Water apple is a small, bell-shaped juicy fruit.
It is glossy and pink to red in appearance with a sweet, low acidic taste and has white flesh with a rose-scented aroma.
The luscious water apple is scientifically known as Syzygium aqueum and belongs to the botanical family Myrtaceae.
The water apple plant is native to Indonesia and Malaysia and grows in all tropical regions of Africa and Southern Asia, including India and Thailand.
Water apples are considered fruit crops.
They were used in traditional and folk medicine systems due to their vast amount of essential nutrients.
The common names of water apples are rose apple, Malabar plum, and plum rose.