| Type | Indigenous |
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| Family | Myrtaceae |
| Synonym | Myrtus cumini L. |
| Synonym_2 | Eugenia jambolana Lamk. |
| Local Name | Njaval |
| Local Name 2 | Njara |
| Trade Name | Jamun |
| Habit | Large sized tree |
| Tree Seed | Fruit type: Berry. Seed weight: 1,129 -1,210 seeds/kg; 3,880 fruits/kg (Sen Gupta, 1937); 1,100 to 1,300 seeds/kg (Kumar and Bhanja, 1992); 1,800 seeds/kg (FRI, 1984; Chacko et al., 2002). Vernacular name: Njaval, Njara (Malayalam) (Sasidharan, 2004), Naval, Neredamm (Tamil), Jamun (Bose et al., 1998), Jaman, Jam (Hindi), (Chacko et al., 2002). Kalajam (Bengali), Neredu (Telungu). Flowering season: April to May (Bose et al., 1998). Fruiting season: May to August (Sen Gupta, 1937; Chacko et al., 2002). Fruits ripen between June and August (Bose et al., 1998). Germination type: Hypogeal (FRI, 1984; Chacko et al., 2002). Germination percentage: Up to 90 (Chacko et al., 2002). Method of propagation: Seeds, grafting, patch budding (Singh et al., 2004).
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| Botanical Features | Medium sized trees; bark white, light pink inside. Leaves to 18 x 8 cm, ovate, oblong, long-acuminate at apex, acute at base; nerves many, close, shining above; petiole 1.5-2 cm long. White flowers in panicles to 10 cm across, on leafless branchlets. Flowers 6-9 mm across, subsessile; calyx tube 3 mm broad, turbinate; filaments 7 mm long. Berry 10 x 7 mm, obovoid, deep blue. |
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