Gudda Nerale / Malayalam Pula
Syzygium zeylanicum
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- January-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Syzygium zeylanicum
- Genus
- Syzygium
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Banks of streams in Evergreen forests, also in scrub jungles
- Native to
- Indo-Malayan, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Myrtaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- SpikerecordedFlowers arranged directly on a central stem without individual stalks.“Syzygium zeylanicum, the spicate eugenia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gudda Nerale itself; the rest are typical of the Myrtaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಗುಡ್ಡನೇರಳೆ Gudda nerale, ಗುಡ್ಡಪನ್ನೇರಳೆ Gudda Pannerale ಮೀನಂಗಿ Meenangi
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുവഴന kaattuvazhana, പൂച്ചപ്പഴം puuccappazham, മലർക്കായ് മരം
About Gudda Nerale
Malayalam Pula (Syzygium zeylanicum) belongs to the Myrtaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and 1 other states. It grows in banks of streams in Evergreen forests, also in scrub jungles. Flowering and fruiting run from January to May.
Myrtaceae
Myrtle/Eucalyptus family
Gudda Nerale belongs to the Myrtaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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