Kaumi
Syzygium tetragonum

Family: Myrtaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 20 m tall. The small branches are four angled. The leaves do not have stalks. The leaves are leathery. They are oval and 12-18 cm long by 6-8 cm wide. They have a vein around the edge. The flowers are on the side of leaflet branches. The flowers are in groups 3-5 cm long. The petals are white. The fruit are yellow and round. They are 1 cm across.

Where it is found

It grows in subtropical broadleaved evergreen forest. It grows at 1550 m altitude in Yunnan in China. In Sikkim it grows between 1,200-1,800 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim, Thailand, Tibet

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

In China flowers occur in July to August and fruit from November to January.

Its other names

Local names

Chamlaney, Charjam, Dieng-soh-sarlei, Dieng-sohumkynthei, Dieng-sogthiangum, Gonojam, Karphal, Smyrlein, Sunom

Synonyms

Eugenia subviridis Craib; Eugenia tetragona Wight; Syzygium nienkui Merrill & L. M. Perry;