Java plum, jamun


Scientific Name

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels


Other Names

Jaamun, kaalo jaamun


Life Form

Tree


Family

Myrtaceae



Jaamun, kaalo jaamun
Image by - Saroj Kasaju
Usages

Food - Fruit are eatan raw. Medicine - Fruit are used in culinary preparation.


Native to

Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan


Habitat

Wet tropical biome.


Conservation Status

Least Concern



Plant Description

Evergreentree

Erect, with a dense, rounded crown.

Simple, opposite, leathery, with a glossy green upper surface.

Small, white, fragrant, in clusters.

Fleshy, oval-shaped, initially green, ripening to purple or black.


Phenology

Flowering: Spring and summer.