Family: Myrtaceae
Synonym: Myrtus caryophyllata L.
Vernacular name: Cherujara, Pottinjaval, Shenjarel, Kani, Karinjara
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka
Flowering and Fruiting: February-January
Key identification features: Trees up to 6m high with obovate-oblong leaves.
Flowers bisexual white, in terminal corymbose cymes; berry globose, black.
Uses: Fruits are widely used in folk medicine for diabetes. It is also used for digestion disorders including gas (flatulence), bowel spasms, stomach problems etc.
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