Typical of the Myrtaceae family
Syzygium zeylanicum
Gudda Nerale / Malayalam Pula കാട്ടുവഴന
Malayalam name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- January-May
Gudda Nerale 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.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Kannada | ಗುಡ್ಡನೇರಳೆ · ಗುಡ್ಡಪನ್ನೇರಳೆ ಮೀನಂಗಿ | Gudda nerale, Gudda Pannerale Meenangi |
| Malayalam | കാട്ടുവഴന · പൂച്ചപ്പഴം · മലർക്കായ് മരം | kaattuvazhana, puuccappazham |
See the original recorded names
- Kannada
- ಗುಡ್ಡನೇರಳೆ Gudda nerale, ಗುಡ್ಡಪನ್ನೇರಳೆ Gudda Pannerale ಮೀನಂಗಿ Meenangi
- Malayalam
- കാട്ടുവഴന kaattuvazhana, പൂച്ചപ്പഴം puuccappazham, മലർക്കായ് മരം
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., Assam, India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: E. Madagascar, Indian Subcontinent to China (S. Guangxi, W. Guangdong) and Malesia.
- Recorded habitat
- Banks of streams in Evergreen forests, also in scrub jungles
- Explore nearby plants
- Tamil Nadu →Karnataka →Kerala →
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How to identify Gudda Nerale
Identify Gudda Nerale by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Myrtaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gudda Nerale.
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
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
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gudda Nerale itself; the rest are typical of the Myrtaceae family — flowering plants only.
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.
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