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Kath Jamun   
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Kath Jamun
E Native Tree elliptic
Photo: Prashant Awale
Common name: Kath Jamun • Hindi: कठजामुन Kathjamun • Marathi: पान जम्भुल Pan Jambhul • Telugu: చిన్న నెరెడు Chinna Neredu • Kannada: Pannerale, Simpi nerale
Botanical name: Syzygium heyneanum    Family: Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
Synonyms: Eugenia heyneana
Kath Jamun is a large shrub or small tree, growing in the beds of rivers and streams. It is an evergreen tree around 3 to 4 meters high. Leaves are opposite around 7 to 10 cm long.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale
Photographed in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.