Syzygium nervosum A.Cunn. ex DC.

 
  • Family : MYRTACEAE
    (Myrtle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JAMUN FAMILY (जामुन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Myrtaceae
  • Basionym : Eugenia cerasoides Roxb.
  • Synonym(s) : Syzygium operculatum (Roxb.) Nicolezu; Syzygium cerasoides (Roxb.) Chatt. & Kanjilal; Syzygium cerasoides (Roxb.) Raizada (Invalid)
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Syzygium nervosum A.Cunn. ex DC.
  • Common name : Rai Jamun
  • Vernacular name :
    • Paiman, Rai Jamun (Hindi)
    • Satyam, Bawal (Oria)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Common in Nothern Eastern Ghats
  • Key identification features : Medium sized evergreen tree, leaves broadly oval, leathery, with not-so distinct marginal nerves. Flowers in clusters. Stamens numerous, exerted. Fruit dark purple, ovoid berry, edible. Bark is grey dark
  • Flower, Fruit : April-August
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Davanagare district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district
    • Uttarakhand : Nainital district
    • West Bengal : Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri, Purulia
    • Assam : Golaghat district,Nagaon district
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : India
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh
  • 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
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • K.S.Rao-Flowering Plants of IISC, 2009
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere District
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Syzygium nervosum. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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