Chinna naera PRODUCT NAME
Syzygium cumini (Linn.) Skeels = Syzygium jambolanum DC Myrtus jambolana Lam SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Chinna naera |
| Local Name: | Chinna naera (Irula); Kunna naeri (Kurumba); Tamil-Naaval; Hindi-Jamun; Urdu-Jaamu; Telugu-Neredu; Kannada-Narala; Malayalam-Nagha. |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
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| Product Description: | A large evergreen tree. Flower: In panicled cymes, axillary or terminal, creamish. Fruit: Fruit a berry, globose, green to red to dark blue when ripe. Seed one. Bark light grey, smooth, blaze reddish. Dead bark flaking off. Galls oblong on branches, globose on leaf. New foliage in February to March. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Crafts and furniture making |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Australia India |
| Description: | Up to 1400m. In a variety of habitats, sholas, river banks, scrub jungles or planted as avenue trees. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | Bark used for medicinal preparations. |
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| Management Practices: | Good timber |
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| Partners: | Keystone Foundation |
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