Statue of Unity – Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat Rain Forest Ektanagar

Syzygium stocksii

Syn. Eugenia stocksii

IUCN Red List Vulnerable (VU)

Local name

  • Stocks’ Syzygium (English)
  • Vallamanchi (Malayalam)

Tree type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Myrtaceae
15m

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Syzygium stocksii bark

Bark

Greyish-brown; branchlets tetragonus.

Syzygium stocksii leaves

Leaves

Simple, opposite, exstipulate; petiole 10–20 mm, stout and grooved; lamina 8.5–17 × 4–7.5 cm, elliptic to elliptic-obovate, entire, glabrous, with 9–12 pairs of lateral veins.

Syzygium stocksii flower

Flower

Small, bisexual, borne in axillary cymes; calyx 4-lobed, petals calyptrate; stamens numerous; ovary inferior, 2-celled with many ovules; style single with simple stigma.

Syzygium stocksii fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

Berries are small, ovoid to globose, about 0.8 cm across, turning pinkish-purple to deep violet when ripe.

Syzygium stocksii

Did you know?

In parts of Kerala, the tree is locally known as Vaathamkollimaram, reflecting its traditional use for rheumatic ailments. Its bark has traditionally been boiled to prepare medicinal washes.

Distribution

World map showing distribution

W. & S. India