Jamarul / Java Apple जमरूल

Hindi name · See all regional names ↓

Also known as Samarang Apple, Wax Apple

Native in Indian regions · Kew WCVPTree

Habit: Tree
Found in India: Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal & more
Flowering: June-November

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One plant. Many familiar names.

Jamarul 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 Jamarul
Language	Regional script	Recorded Latin spelling
Hindi	जमरूल	jamrul, amrool, jamarul
Bengali	জামরুল	Not recorded
Tamil	நீர்க்குமளி	Not recorded
Malayalam	ഉള്ളിച്ചാമ്പ · ച്ചാമ്പ	paninir champa
Sinhala	රට ජම්බු	Not recorded

See the original recorded names

Hindi: jamrul, amrool,जमरूल jamarul
Bengali: জামরুল
Tamil: நீர்க்குமளி
Malayalam: paninir champa, ഉള്ളിച്ചാമ്പ, ച്ചാമ്പ
Sinhala: රට ජම්බු

Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP: WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., India, Nicobar Is. Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: NE. India to N. Vanuatu.
Recorded habitat: Cultivated
Explore nearby plants: Maharashtra →Kerala →West Bengal →

Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.

How to identify Jamarul

Identify Jamarul 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 shape: Elliptic.
Confirm flower colour: White-cream.
Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-November.
In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal, Karnataka and nearby regions.
Confirm it sits within the Myrtaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jamarul.

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
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Pinnate

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.

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.