Wax Jambu

Wax Jambu

Scientific name    : Syzygium samarangense

Local name: ‘Jamrul’

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (19810 

Kingdom         : Plantae
Division           : Magnoliophyta
Class                :Magnoliopsida

Subclass          : Rosidae

Order               : Myrtales

Family             : Myrtaceae

Genus              : Syzygium

Species            : samarangense

Botanical Description Wax Jambu

Habit: perennial tree

Root: tap root system

Stem: a moderate-sized tree

Leaf: simple, elliptic-oblong

Inflorescence: solitary or in few flower cymes, cyme terminal

Flower: complete, white in color

Calyx: tubular or funnel shaped

Corolla: petal 4, polypetalous

Androecium: stamen numerous

Gynoecium: ovary inferior

Fruit: berry

Chromosome number: 2n=44

Economic importance: commonly edible, almost tasteless.

Table Some popular Wax Jambu (Jamrul) varieties are cultivated in Bangladesh