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✿Myrtaceae · Syzygium

Syzygium hemisphericum

Goljamb / Panner-Fruit Tree പഴഞാവൽ

Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓

Habit
Tree
Found in India
Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
Flowering
March-November
One plant. Many familiar names.

Goljamb 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.

Recorded regional names for Goljamb
LanguageRegional scriptRecorded Latin spelling
Kannadaಬನ ನೇರಳೆ · ಕಾಡು ಪನ್ನೇರಳೆ · ಮಕ್ಕಿ ನೇರಳೆ · ನಾಯಿ ನೇರಳೆBana Nerale, Kaadu Pannerale, Makki Nerale
Malayalamപഴഞാവൽ · തോൽഞാവൽ · വെള്ളഞാറPazhanjaaval, Tholnjaaval, Vellanjara
MarathiगोलजांबGoljamb
See the original recorded names
Kannada
ಬನ ನೇರಳೆ Bana Nerale, ಕಾಡು ಪನ್ನೇರಳೆ Kaadu Pannerale, ಮಕ್ಕಿ ನೇರಳೆ Makki Nerale, ನಾಯಿ ನೇರಳೆ
Malayalam
പഴഞാവൽ Pazhanjaaval, തോൽഞാവൽ Tholnjaaval, വെള്ളഞാറ Vellanjara, വെള്ളഞാറ
Marathi
गोलजांब Goljamb

Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP
WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗

Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: W. India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China.

Recorded habitat
Evergreen and shola forests at elevations of about 170-1610 m
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Tamil Nadu →Maharashtra →Karnataka →

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How to identify Goljamb

Identify Goljamb 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.
  • Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
  • Confirm leaf type: Simple.
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-November.
  • In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa and nearby regions.
  • Confirm it sits within the Myrtaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Goljamb.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Syzygium hemisphericum
Genus
Syzygium
Family
Myrtaceae
Habit
Tree
Habitat
Evergreen and shola forests at elevations of about 170-1610 m
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
India, Sri Lanka
Found in India
Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala
Flowering & fruiting
March-November
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Opposite leaf arrangement
Leaf arrangement
OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“Leaves are simple, opposite, and decussate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Simple leaf type
Leaf type
SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“Leaves are simple, opposite, and decussate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Goljamb itself; the rest are typical of the Myrtaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Cyme inflorescence
Inflorescence
Cyme
Berry fruit
Fruit
Berry

Typical of the Myrtaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About Goljamb

Panner-fruit Tree (Syzygium hemisphericum) is a tree in the Myrtaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 2 other states. It grows in evergreen and shola forests at elevations of about 170-1610 m. Flowering and fruiting run from March to November.

Illustration representing the Myrtaceae family
Botanical family

Myrtaceae

Myrtle/Eucalyptus family

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