Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Syzygium > S. cumini

Description: Bark greyish brown, with large flakes, smooth higher up. Slash aromatic. Leaves with many close parallel veins, crushed leaves smells aromatic, Flowers and fruits produced in bunches on leafless part of branches.

Flowering and fruiting: Flower blooms during April to May. Fruit ripe during June to July

Uses: Fruits have some of the highest levels of natural folic acid and recommended for pregnant women. Powdered seeds consumed to control diabetes. Birds and bats relish on the fruits.

Cultivation: Cultivated, Wild

References

http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

https://indiabiodiversity.org