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Syzygium aromaticum
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Family:
MYRTACEAE
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Citation: Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & Perry, Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts. 18: 196. 1939; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 219. 2005.
Caryophyllus aromaticus L., Sp. Pl. 515. 1753.
Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb., Diss. 1. 1788; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 506. 1879.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Grambu, Karambu, Karayambu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Clove tree, Cloves
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Description:
Trees, 6 m high; bark pale brown. Leaves simple, opposite; petiole 10-20 mm long, slender, glabrous; lamina 7-12 x 3-5 cm, elliptic or oblanceolate, base attenuate or cuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves many, parallel, many, obscure, looped near the margin forming intramarginal nerve, intercostae reticulate, obscure, punctate beneath. Flowers bisexual, in 4 cm long cymes; calyx 1.5 x 6 mm, tubular, verrucose with 4 hook like involute ascending segments; petals 10 x 5 mm, elliptic, calyptrate; stamens many, inflexed in the bud; ovary inferior. Fruit a berry, dark purple.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-April
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
Native of Molucanna Islands (Indonesia)
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White, Rose
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Ettapadappu, Teppakulam
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