Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Myrtaceae | Genus: Syzygium | Species: Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston( जंगली जामुन, गुलाब जामुन ) |
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| Synonym | Eugenia decora Salisb., Myrtus jambos (L.) Kunth | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Jangli jamun, Plum rose | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Plum rose,rose apple, malabar plum. | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Jangli jamun, Gulab jamun. | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Upto 2300 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a drupe, nearly round, oval, or slightly pear-shaped, with smooth, thin, pale-yellow or whitish skin and sweet. In the hollow center of the fruit, are 1-4 brown, rough-coated, medium hard, more or less rounded seeds. |
| Habitat | It does best on the banks of canals and streams and yet tolerates semi-arid. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Australia, Fiji, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Reunion, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Province of China, Thailand, Tonga, United States of America, Zanzibar. | Bark Details | Smooth, greyish in colour. |
| Distribution in Haryana | , Faridabad, Gurgaon, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | A small tree reaching up to 12 m in height with a dense crown of slender, wide-spreading branches. Leaves opposite, simple, lanceolate or narrow-elliptic, tapering to a point, somewhat leathery, glossy, dark green when mature, rosy when young. Flowers creamy-white or greenish-white, consisting numerous stamens; carolla with 4 greenish-white, concave petals. Fruit a drupe, nearly round, oval, or slightly pear-shaped, with smooth, thin, pale-yellow or whitish skin and sweet. In the hollow center of the fruit, are 1-4 brown, rough-coated, medium hard, more or less rounded seeds. | Leaf Details | Leaves opposite, simple, lanceolate or narrow-elliptic, tapering to a point, somewhat leathery, glossy, dark green when mature, rosy when young |
