Syzygium samarangense (Bl.) Merr. & Perr.

 
  • Family : MYRTACEAE
    (Myrtle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JAMUN FAMILY (जामुन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : MYRTACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry
  • Common name : Java Apple, Samarang Apple, Wax Apple
  • Vernacular name : Gulabi jamun chettu (Telugu); Jamrul (Oria)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Cultivated
  • Flower, Fruit : June-November
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district
  • Native : Molucca
  • World Distribution : Cultivated in tropics
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Syzygium samarangense. Downloaded on 4 April 2025.

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