• Family : MYRTACEAE
  (MYRTLE FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Myrtaceae
• Species : Syzygium jambos
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston
• Common name : Rose Apple
• Vernacular name : Gulabi-jamun, Gulab-jamun ka pedh (Hin.); Jambu neerale, Pannerale (Kan.); Sambanaaval (Tam.); Champeyah (San.)
• Key identification features : A large evergreen tree with spreading branches. Bark is grey with faint fissures. Leaves are simple, rather elongated and shiny. Inflorescences appear at the branch ends. Flowers are up to 8 cm, fragrant and showy with numerous exserted stamens. Fruits bear a crown of persistent sepals are fleshy, globose and 3-4 cm across with one or two large seeds. The fleshy rind of the fruit with characteristic aroma is edible. The tree is cultivated for its fruits.
• Habit : Tree
• Flower, Fruit : August-November
• Comments : On hills 1000 m and above. Often planted for its edible fruits.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• World Distribution : Tropical Himalaya, Asia, Australia; Cultivated in many parts of the world.
• Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; 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 jambos. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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