Herbarium JCB

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels

Family : MYRTACEAE
(MYRTLE FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Myrtaceae
Species : Syzygium cumini
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels
Common name : Indian Blackberry, Black Plum, Jambolan
Vernacular name : Jamun, Jambhal (Hin.); Nerale gida (Kan.); Naaval, Malai Naaval (Tam.); Neredu, Jambu, Jinna (Tel.); Jamu, Chota Jamb, Jankori (Ori.); Birkod, Jambu (San.)
Key identification features : An elegant tall tree with a dense crown. Bark grey and rough. Leaves are simple, elliptic, lush-green and leathery with insect galls. Numerous flowers (1.5-2 cm across) aggregate into dense cluster with numerous long, white stamens. The edible fruits are globose to oblong, often single-seeded berries, which are deep-purple to black when ripe.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : February-October
Comments : Occasional in plains to 1400 m in a variety of habitats, in sholas, river banks and also planted as avenue tree.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, sub-tropical Himalaya, Malesia, Australia
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Syzygium cumini. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.