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Typical of the Myrtaceae family
✿Myrtaceae · Syzygium

Syzygium stocksii

Poriyal പൊന്നുഞാവൽ

Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓

Habit
Tree
Found in India
Kerala
Flowering
March-June
One plant. Many familiar names.

Poriyal 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 Poriyal
LanguageRegional scriptRecorded Latin spelling
Malayalamപൊന്നുഞാവൽPoriyal, Kulavetti, Vallamanchi
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Malayalam
പൊന്നുഞാവൽ, Poriyal, Kulavetti, Vallamanchi

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. & S. India.

Recorded habitat
Evergreen forests
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How to identify Poriyal

Identify Poriyal 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.
  • In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-June.
  • In India, compare location records such as Kerala.
  • Confirm it sits within the Myrtaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Poriyal.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Syzygium stocksii
Genus
Syzygium
Family
Myrtaceae
Habit
Tree
Habitat
Evergreen forests
Habitat type
Forest
Native to
India
Found in India
Kerala
Flowering & fruiting
March-June
Conservation status
Data Deficient (DD)

Leaf characters

Opposite arrangement leaf character
Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Typical of the Myrtaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Cyme inflorescence
Inflorescence
Cyme
Berry fruit
Fruit
Berry

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

About Poriyal

Syzygium stocksii belongs to the Myrtaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to June.

Illustration representing the Myrtaceae family
Botanical family

Myrtaceae

Myrtle/Eucalyptus family

Poriyal belongs to the Myrtaceae family.

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