| Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels |
| MYRTACEAE |
| Jambolan |
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Invasive, Potential problem species |
| Origin: Asia (Indomalaysia) |
| Growth Form: Tree |
| Plant Description: Plant: Glabrous, evergreen tree 5–10(–15) m high, branchlets white or grey.
Leaves: Pale- or yellowish-green, glossy, thick, broadly oblong or oval, apex abruptly tapering, lateral veins very close together, blade 80–150 mm long, petiole 15–30 mm long.
Flowers: White or yellowish-green, about 8 mm across; petals united into a cap, falling away in one piece; in much-branched, many-flowered panicles, usually below the leaves, arising from old leaf scars (as opposed to terminally in the indigenous S. guineense), October–April.
Fruit: Purplish-red, one-seeded berries, oval to ± pear-shaped, 15–25 mm long. |
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More information:
Weeds & Invasive Plants Home Page
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Photo - flowers/leaves
Rob Mackenzie, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database
Photo - leaves/flowers
Rob Mackenzie, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database
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 Confirmed (herbarium specimen) |
 Visual record |
 Suspected |
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