Syzygium hemisphericum (Wight) Alston, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.): 115 1931. (Syn: Eugenia hemispherica Wight; Jambosa hemispherica Wight [Invalid]; Jambosa hemispherica Walp.; Strongylocalyx hemisphaericus (Wight) Blume);
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siz-ZY-gee-um — Greek: syzygos (joined), referring to the paired leaves … Dave’s Botanary
hem-is-FEER-ih-kum — alternate spelling to hemisphaericum; hemispherical … Dave’s Botanary

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commonly known as: hemispheric rose-apple • Kannada: ಬನ ನೇರಳೆ bana nerale, ಕಾಡು ಪನ್ನೇರಳೆ kaadu pannerale, ಮಕ್ಕಿ ನೇರಳೆ makki nerale, ನಾಯಿ ನೇರಳೆ naayi nerale • Konkani: रेडी जांभूळ redi jambul • Malayalam: പഴഞാവൽ pazhanjaaval, തോൽഞാവൽ tholnjaaval, വെള്ളഞാറ vellanjara, വെൺഞാറ vennjara • Marathi: गोलजांब goljamb • Tamil: வெள்ளைநாவல் vellai-naval, வெண்ணாவல் vennaval
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/10/syzygium-hemisphericum-wight-alston.html

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India, Sri Lanka, Thailand (introduced) as per Catalogue of Life;
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It is my pleasure to share few images of Syzygium hemisphericum (Myrtaceae

Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=2990&cat=1 

Habit: Tree 

Habitat: Wild, Semi-evergreen forest fringe 

Sighting: Sakaleshpur, Karnataka, about 1000 msl 

Date: 18-02-2016


very nice. any fruits yet?


Thanks … No fruits yet.



Flowers of India Discussions at efloraofindia more views in flickr more views on Google Earth
siz-ZY-gee-um — from the Greek syzygos (joined), referring to the paired leaves
hem-is-FEER-ih-kum — alternate spelling to hemisphaericum; hemispherical
Dave’s Botanary
commonly known as: hemispheric-tubed rose-appleKannada: ಬನ ನೇರಳೆ bana nerale, ಕಾಡು ಪನ್ನೇರಳೆ kaadu pannerale, ಮಕ್ಕಿ ನೇರಳೆ makki neraleKonkani: रेडी जांभूळ Redi jambulMalayalam: തോല്‍ഞാവല്‍ teal-naval, വെള്ളഞാറ vellanara, വെണ്‍ഞാറ ven-naraMarathi: गोलजांब goljambTamil: வெள்ளைநாவல் vellai-naval, வெண்ணாவல் vennaval
botanical names: Syzygium hemisphericum (Wight) Alston … synonyms: Eugenia hemispherica Wight • Jambosa hemispherica Wight [Invalid] • Jambosa hemispherica Walp. • Strongylocalyx hemisphaericus (Wight) Blume … The Plants List
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siz-ZY-gee-um — Greek: syzygos (joined), referring to the paired leaves … Dave’s Botanary

hem-is-FEER-ih-kum — alternate spelling to hemisphaericum; hemispherical … Dave’s Botanary

commonly known as: hemispheric rose-apple • Kannada: ಬನ ನೇರಳೆ bana nerale, ಕಾಡು ಪನ್ನೇರಳೆ kaadu pannerale, ಮಕ್ಕಿ ನೇರಳೆ makki nerale, ನಾಯಿ ನೇರಳೆ naayi nerale • Konkani: रेडी जांभूळ redi jambul • Malayalam: പയഞാവൽ payanjaaval, തോൽഞാവൽ tholinjaaval, വെള്ളഞാറ vellanara, വെൺഞാറ venanjara • Marathi: गोलजांब goljamb • Tamil: வெள்ளைநாவல் vellai-naval, வெண்ணாவல் vennaval

botanical namesSyzygium hemisphericum (Wight) Alston … homotypic synonymsEugenia hemispherica Wight • Jambosa hemispherica (Wight) Walp. • Strongylocalyx hemisphaericus (Wight) Blume … and more at POWO, retrieved 17 October 2024

Bibliography / etymology
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
hemispheric rose-apple
  • for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved October 17, 2024
  • or hemispheric-tubed rose-apple … Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ಬನ ನೇರಳೆ bana nerale, ಮಕ್ಕಿ ನೇರಳೆ makki nerale
ಕಾಡು ಪನ್ನೇರಳೆ kaadu pannerale
  • BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
ನಾಯಿ ನೇರಳೆ naayi nerale
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
रेडी जांभूळ redi jambul
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
പയഞാവൽ payanjaaval, തോൽഞാവൽ tholinjaaval, വെള്ളഞാറ vellanara, വെൺഞാറ venanjara
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
गोलजांब goljamb
  • name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of Further Flowers of Sahyadri, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
வெள்ளைநாவல் vellai-naval, வெண்ணாவல் vennaval
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
~~~~~ Created on: 14:33 17-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 19:37 17-10-2024 ~~~~~

The corrections are below:

Malayalamപഴഞാവൽ pazhanjaaval (പഴ pazha means പഴം pazham ie. fruit and പയ paya is vocabulary of kids), തോൽഞാവൽ tholnjaaval (തോൽ thol means skin or bark), വെള്ളഞാറ vellanjara, വെൺഞാറ vennjara (വെള്ള vella and വെൺ ven means whitish colour.

Thanks very much, …, for the appreciation, for helping with, and for validating the Malayalam names / English spellings.

So finally the compiled list Malayalam names are as follows:
പഴഞാവൽ pazhanjaaval, തോൽഞാവൽ tholnjaaval, വെള്ളഞാറ vellanjara, വെൺഞാറ vennjara
I am sure you have taken good care of English spellings, yet please check whether any vowel is required in tholnjaaval … I mean, would it be rather tholinjaaval ?

Tholnjaaval is the correct spelling.


English spellings of Malayalam names corrected …
commonly known as: hemispheric rose-apple • Kannada: ಬನ ನೇರಳೆ bana nerale, ಕಾಡು ಪನ್ನೇರಳೆ kaadu pannerale, ಮಕ್ಕಿ ನೇರಳೆ makki nerale, ನಾಯಿ ನೇರಳೆ naayi nerale • Konkani: रेडी जांभूळ redi jambul • Malayalam: പഴഞാവൽ pazhanjaaval, തോൽഞാവൽ tholnjaaval, വെള്ളഞാറ vellanjara, വെൺഞാറ vennjara • Marathi: गोलजांब goljamb • Tamil: வெள்ளைநாவல் vellai-naval, வெண்ணாவல் vennaval


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Syzygium hemisphericum (Wight) Alston SN May 20 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2).
Syzygium hemisphericum (Wight) Alston, Fam: Myrtaceae, tree, seen near Dharmasthala, Karnataka


 


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Crassulaceae, Combretaceae & Myrtaceae fortnight : Syzygium hemisphericul : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3).
Sharing picture of Syzygium hemisphericum
from Amboli, Sindhudurg MH


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Bot. name: Syzygium hemisphericum
Family: Myrtaceae
Local name: Goljamb
Location: Chorla Ghat, Belgaum-Goa route.

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ANFEB03 Syzygium hemisphericum : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (9)

Family: Myrtaceae
Date: 1st February 2015
Place: Agumbe, Karnataka

Habit: Tree
Identified by: …



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Tree for ID SMP 29/05/10 – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 8 posts by 7 authors. Attachments (2)

Seen at Amboli.
Pictures from two different trees. I think both are same.
Myrtaceae member Syzigium. For ID
29 May2010 5:00 PM
Amboli. Western ghats
Wild
Tree 
15 Meters
Flowers- White, Orange Pink tinge

I too think they are from the same Syzigium species

Both look like Syzigium cumini to me.

Pls check Syzygium hemisphericum

Both are Syzigium zeylanicum for sure.

Sorry for inadequate information.
The flower size is 3-4cm.
So most likely Syzigium hemisphericum


As per my concern this should be Syzygium hemisphericum. Even also u will find this species in Flowers of Sahaydri.


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Syzigium cumini : Attachments (5). 19 posts by 8 authors.
The beautiful flowering of Syzigium cumini seen at Anashi WLS, Karnataka, last week of April, ’10.

The flowers and leaves especially the tender ones in the last picture reminds me of Rose Apple. I may be wrong though.


… the flowers of both are quite similar but S. cumini is yellowish in centre as seen in my pics.


There are 2 different species ie. first 3 pictures are of Syzygium zeylanicum for sure, and the later 2 pictures could be Syzygium cummii. Please see the difference in the inflorescence itself; one is (first 3 pictures) terminal or axis or terminal leaves and the later is born on old stem. Further, if you have taken the late 2 pictures from any riparian (from stream/river with rocks and all) this would again be another species so please tell me from where you have taken the later 2 pictures.


the first three photos may be Syzygium hemisphericum (Wight) Alston (Syn: Eugenia hemispherica Wight, Ic. t. 525. 1842: Jambosa hemispherica (Wight) Walp.) if it has been collected from locations near to streams or river.
Last two photos belong to Syzygium cumini.


Thank you …, Yes there was a dried stream near by. Thank you for both the IDs and sorry fo rthe mix -up.


If you have shot the last 2 pictures from a stream it is not S.cummini nor S.hemisphericum but S.heyneanum. I am working on the pollination ecology of selected Syzygiums in the WG and this is one among them.


Like Giby, i too think it is not S. cumini. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/26041/


Any key characters differentiating these?


Syzygium zeylanicum has white berries’ as per BV Shetty et. al. in Plant resources of W.Ghats and lowlands of Dakshina kannada & Udipi (2002).


It is not true, If that is the case written in that book. Last season I handled lots of fruits of the S. zeylanicum. Further, color other than flowers, is not a valid character for id. By the way, dear …, I was not mentioning it as S. zeylanicum but S heyneanum. Have you mistaken at some point?


Thank you for the lead and useful facts sir, I understood your point of identification.
I just added more information on this thread, if someone like to compare these species.


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Tree for id_Goa Forest: 4 images.

This tree was observed in Feb 2022 near Goa.
Tree size-28-30 feet
Seems like a Syzygium species
Kindly confirm the species

Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston ???


Syzygium hemisphericum



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