Eugenia bolampattiana V.Ravich., Murug. & Murugan

 
  • Family : MYRTACEAE
    (Myrtle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JAMUN FAMILY (जामुन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Myrtaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Eugenia bolampattiana V.Ravich., Murug. & Murugan
  • Common name : Orange eugene myrtle
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : Medium-sized trees, 5–12 m tall; Bark smooth, grey; Branchlets brown, terete, young stems brownish tomentose; Leaves alternate, 2–5 × 0.5–1.5 cm, linear-lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate, membranous, base cuneate, margins entire, apex emarginate, surface glabrous and glossy above; Petiole 0.3–0.5 cm long, sulcate above, rounded beneath, sparsely brownish tomentose; Inflorescence terminal, rarely axillary, solitary; Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic, white, Bracteoles 2, ovate-oblong, 0.8–1 × 0.8–1.1 mm, densely brown-hairy, Bracts 2, linear-lanceolate, c. 5 × 3 mm, densely brownish hairy outside, glabrous within, Pedicels 0.3–0.5 cm long, brownish tomentose, terete; Calyx campanulate, lobes 4 (arranged 2+2), unequal; larger lobes ~1.5 mm, smaller ~0.5 mm, densely brownish hairy on abaxial side, apex rounded, ciliate; Corolla petals 4, alternate with calyx lobes, ovate-elliptic, ~3 × 3.5 mm, white, often reflexed; Stamens numerous, free, filaments ~3 mm long, white, anthers basifixed, pale white, ~0.5 mm long; Hypanthium globose, calyx tube ~0.5 mm long, Ovary superior, 2-celled, raised above the disc, many ovules per locule, Style subulate, slender, simple, ~5 mm long; Fruit berry, obovoid, occasionally globose, ~2.5 × 1.5 cm, orange when ripe, persistent but short calyx lobes.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-July
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Theni district, Tenkasi district, The Nilgiri district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Southern western ghats
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature :
    • Narasimhan, D. & Irwin, Sheeba. (2021). Flowering Plants of Tamil Nadu: A Compendium.
    • Vellingiri, Ravichandran & Murugesan, Maruthakkutty & Murugan, C.. (2020). Eugenia bolampattiana (Myrtaceae), a new species from the Bolampatty Hills of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India. Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore. 72. 117-123. 10.26492/gbs72(1).2020-11.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Eugenia bolampattiana
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Eugenia bolampattiana. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

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