Syzygium hemisphericum (Wight) Alston

 
  • Family : MYRTACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Myrtaceae
  • Species : Syzygium hemisphericum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Syzygium hemisphericum (Wight) Alston
  • Vernacular name : Bana neerale, Pannerale (Kan.)
  • Collection Nos : KFP 6927, CJS 12914
  • Key identification features : Tall evergreen trees. Leaves are Elliptic-lanceolate, coriaceous, cuneate at base. Flowers are white or rose coloured, calyx tube is funnel shaped, lobes are 4, distinct, petals are 4, free. Fruit is purple, hemispherical, crowned by calyx lobes, edible.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Belgaum, Chikamagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kodagu, Mandya, Shimoga, Udupi, Uttara Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Saldanha, 1996; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi

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