Typical of the Myrtaceae family
Syzygium aromaticum
Laung / Clove Tree लौंग
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
Also known as Cloves
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- December-April
Laung in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | लौंग | laung |
| Nepali | ल्वाङ | Not recorded |
| Bengali | লবঙ্গ | Not recorded |
| Tamil | கிராம்பு | Not recorded |
| Telugu | లవంగం · లవంగము · లవంగాలు | Not recorded |
| Kannada | ಲವಂಗ | Not recorded |
| Malayalam | ഗ്രാമ്പൂ · കരയാമ്പൂ · ഗ്രാമ്പ് | Not recorded |
| Marathi | लवंग | Not recorded |
| Sinhala | කරාඹු නැටි | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- लौंग laung
- Nepali
- ल्वाङ
- Bengali
- লবঙ্গ
- Tamil
- கிராம்பு
- Telugu
- లవంగం, లవంగము, లవంగాలు
- Kannada
- ಲವಂಗ
- Malayalam
- ഗ്രാമ്പൂ, കരയാമ്പൂ, ഗ്രാമ്പ്
- Marathi
- लवंग
- Sinhala
- කරාඹු නැටි
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP records it as introduced in India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Maluku.
- Recorded habitat
- Cultivated
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Kerala →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Laung
Identify Laung by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Aromatic unopened flower buds used as clove spice.
- Confirm fruit type: Berry.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Myrtaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Laung.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Syzygium aromaticum
- Genus
- Syzygium
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Forest, Cultivated
- Native to
- Moluccas
- Distribution
- Cultivated in Tropics
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Myrtaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“Mother cloves (anthophylli) are the ripe fruits of cloves that are ovoid, brown berries, unilocular and one-seeded.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Characters marked “recorded” are for Laung itself; the rest are typical of the Myrtaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Laung
Clove Tree (Syzygium aromaticum) is a tree in the Myrtaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra. It is cultivated. Flowering and fruiting run from December to April.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten, long used in traditional medicine and distilled for an aromatic oil. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Laung belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
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