Jamun
Other name: Jambul, Jamun, Jamblang, Eugenia jambolana or Syzygium cumini
Identification: Of course from the fruits! Bike owners who park their bikes below the tree during the fruit season knows! The fruits fall off from the tree when ripe and colour the ground deep purple. Jamun trees start flowering from March to April. The flowers of Jamun are fragrant and small, about 5 mm in diameter. The fruits develop by May or June. The fruit is oblong, ovoid, starts green and turns pink to shining crimson black as it matures. A variant of the tree produces white coloured fruit.
Description: Jamun is an evergreen tropical tree in the flowering plant family Myrtaceae, native to India, Pakistan and Indonesia.
Uses: Its dense foliage provides shade and is grown just for its ornamental value. The wood is strong and is water resistant. Because of this it is used in railway sleepers and to install motors in wells. It is sometimes used to make cheap furniture and village dwellings though it is relatively hard to work on. The seed is also used in various alternative healing systems like Ayurveda (to control diabetes), Unani and Chinese medicine for digestive ailments. The leaves and bark are used for controlling blood pressure and gingivitis. Wine and vinegar are also made from the fruit. It has a high source in vitamin A and vitamin C.
Where to find in XLRI: One at the side of Admin building entrance and road.
Count: 1 (as on Dec 2008)
Useful Links:
www.nal.res.in/pdf/ff/38.pdf
http://www.haryana-online.com/flora/jamun.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambool
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