✿Myrtaceae · Syzygium
Jamun / South Indian Plum
Syzygium caryophyllatum
TreeMedicinal
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- February-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Syzygium caryophyllatum
- Genus
- Syzygium
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India to Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Goa, Puducherry, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-June
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Myrtaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Myrtaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Jamun
- Kannada
- ಕುಂಟುನೇಱಳೆ, ಕುಂಟುನೇರಳೆ Kuntu naerale, Kunta neerale, Kuntangila
- Malayalam
- Nara, Naval, Cherujara, Karinjara
- Marathi
- Bhedsi, रान लवंग Ran-lavang, Ran lavang
- Sanskrit
- Hrasvajambuh
About Jamun
South Indian plum (Syzygium caryophyllatum) is a tree in the Myrtaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and 4 other states. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from February to June.
Botanical family
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Jamun belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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