Syzygium hemisphericum

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| genus = Syzygium

| species = hemisphericum

| authority = (Wight) Alston

| synonyms = * Eugenia hemispherica Wight

Jambosa hemispherica (Wight) Walp.
Strongylocalyx hemisphaericus (Wight) Blume

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Syzygium hemisphericum is a flowering plant species in the family Myrtaceae, commonly called the hemispheric rose-apple. It is also known as teal-naval, vellanara, vellai-naval, goljamb, vennaval, redi jambul, makki nerale, payanjaval, vennjara, vellanjara, ven-nyara, venjara, tholnjaval, venyara and kaadu pannerale. This plant grows in abundance in the Western Ghats of India. It is also found in South and Central Maharashtra, Sahyadris, and Sri Lanka. It prefers evergreen and shola forests.{{Cite web|url=http://www.biotik.org/india/species/s/syzyhemi/syzyhemi_en.html|title=Syzygium hemisphericum - MYRTACEAE|website=www.biotik.org|access-date=2019-01-25}}

Description

Syzygium hemisphericum is a medium-sized tree up to {{convert|20|m}} tall. Its bark is smooth, greyish brown, and blaze cream in colour. Branches and branchlets are terete, and glabrous. Leaves are simple, opposite, and decussate. Petiole is {{convert|0.5-1.5|cm|1}} long, canaliculate. Stigma is slightly acute. Fruits are a purple berry crowned by calyx lobes. Flowering and fruiting season is from March to June.{{Cite web|url=https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hemispheric%20Rose-Apple.html|title=Syzygium hemisphericum - Hemispheric Rose-Apple|website=www.flowersofindia.net|access-date=2019-01-25}}

Uses

It is used in folk medicine.

Gallery

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References

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