Botanical Name

Syzygium caryophyllatum

Family

Myrtaceae

Sanskrit name

Khudra jambu

English name

South Indian Plum

Hindi name

ChotaJamoon

Kannada name

Kunnerale

Habit

Shrub

Habitat

Evergreen and semi- evergreen forests

Plant Description

Evergreen tree. Leaves longer than broad, leathery with blunt tip. Clusters of cream-white flowers born at the tip of branch. Sepal cup top shaped. Stamens exert from the centre of flower. Fruit round, fleshy, purple

Distribution

Cultivated throughout tropical and subtropical regions

Part used

Fruit, Leaf

Medicinal uses

Used in diarrhoea, dysentery, diabetes, mouth ulcer, throat pain

Ecological Significance

Attracts birds, butterflies and bees.