Syzygium caryophyllatum

{{Short description|Species of tree}}

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|status = VU

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author1=Devika, M.A. |author2=Amitha Bachan, K.H. |name-list-style=amp |year=2024 |title=Syzygium caryophyllatum |page=e.T38036A210023175 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T38036A210023175.en |access-date=11 April 2025}}

|genus = Syzygium

|species = caryophyllatum

|authority = (L.) Alston{{cite POWO |title=Syzygium caryophyllatum (L.) Alston |id=601516-1 |access-date=11 April 2025}}

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| Calyptranthes caryophyllata | (L.) Pers.

| Myrtus caryophyllata | L.

| Eugenia caryophyllaea | Wight

| Eugenia corymbosa | Lam.

| Syzygium bournei | Murugan & Arum.

| Syzygium caryophyllaeum | Gaertn.

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Syzygium caryophyllatum is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India.

It grows in areas from sea level to elevations of {{cvt|1160|m|-1}}. In India it is found in the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Tamil Nadu. The fruit is edible.'[http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/18830 Syzygium caryophyllatum (L.) Alston]' at 'India Biodiversity Portal'.Mark S. Ashton, Savitri Gunatilleke, Neela de Zoysa, M.D. Dassanayake, Nimal Gunatilleke and Siril Wijesundera, '[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261570226_A_Field_Guide_to_the_Common_Trees_and_Shrubs_of_Sri_Lanka A Field Guide to the Common Trees and Shrubs of Sri Lanka]', WHT Publications, 1997, p. 287.

The local name in Karnataka is Kuntala/Kuntu Nerale.{{Cite web |url=http://pilikula.com/botanical_list/botanical_name_s/syzygium_caryophyllatum.html |title=Syzygium caryophyllatum |publisher=Pilikula Development Authority |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731071804/http://pilikula.com/botanical_list/botanical_name_s/syzygium_caryophyllatum.html |archive-date=31 July 2023 |url-status=usurped}}