Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Malabar Plum or Jamun is an evergreen tropical tree with dense foliage, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The tree can grow up to 30 m, leaves leathery, glossy dark green. The flowers are fragrant and small; fruits are large green berries. Unripe fruit looks green, and colour changes to pink when matured.
- Jambolan fruits have a sweet or slightly acidic flavour, eaten raw, and may be made into sauces or jam, juice, jelly, sorbet, syrup or fruit salad.
- The trees favoured for its fruit, timber, and ornamental value.
- The leaves are used as food for livestock.
Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Malabar Plum or Jamun is an evergreen tropical tree with dense foliage, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The tree can grow up to 30 m, leaves leathery, glossy dark green. The flowers are fragrant and small; fruits are large green berries. Unripe fruit looks green, and colour changes to pink when matured.
- Jambolan fruits have a sweet or slightly acidic flavour, eaten raw, and may be made into sauces or jam, juice, jelly, sorbet, syrup or fruit salad.
- The trees favoured for its fruit, timber, and ornamental value.
- The leaves are used as food for livestock.