Jamarul / Java Apple
Syzygium samarangense
Also known as Samarang Apple, Wax Apple
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- June-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Syzygium samarangense
- Genus
- Syzygium
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Molucca
- Distribution
- Cultivated in tropics
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal, Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“The leaves are elliptical, but rounded at the base;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jamarul itself; the rest are typical of the Myrtaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White-creamrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“They form in panicles of between three and 30 near branch tips.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“The resulting fruit is a bell-shaped, edible berry, with colors ranging from white, pale green, or green to red, purple, or crimson, to deep purple or even black.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jamarul itself; the rest are typical of the Myrtaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- jamrul, amrool,जमरूल jamarul
- Bengali
- জামরুল
- Tamil
- நீர்க்குமளி
- Malayalam
- paninir champa, ഉള്ളിച്ചാമ്പ, ച്ചാമ്പ
- Sinhala
- රට ජම්බු
About Jamarul
Java Apple (Syzygium samarangense) is a tree in the Myrtaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal and 5 other states. It is cultivated. Flowering and fruiting run from June to November.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten.
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Jamarul belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
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