Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Myrtaceae | Genus: Syzygium | Species: Syzygium jambos (Linn.) Alston |
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Fruit |
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| Synonym | Eugenia jambos L., Eugenia decora Salisb. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Malabar plum, Rose apple | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Malabar plum | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | gulab jamun | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 2300 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Capped with the prominent, green, nearly round, oval, or slightly pear-shaped with thin, pale-yellow or whitish skin. |
| Habitat | Flourishes in the tropical and near-tropical climates often tolerates semi-arid conditions. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native of South east Asia but naturalized in India. | Bark Details | Bark, though dark brown, is fairly smooth too, with little relief or texture. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Tree up to 12 m in height with dense crown of slender, wide-spreading branches. Leaves opposite, lanceolate or narrow-elliptic, tapering to a point, somewhat leathery, glossy, dark green when mature. Flowers axillary corymbs creamy-white or greenish-white, calyx 4-lobed with 4 greenish-white corolla. , concave petals. Fruit drupe, capped with the prominent, green, nearly round, oval, or slightly pear-shaped with thin, pale-yellow or whitish skin. | Leaf Details | Leaves opposite, lanceolate or narrow-elliptic, tapering to a point, somewhat leathery, glossy, dark green when mature. |
