Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels

vernacular Java plum — species · Myrtaceae

USDA: SYCU
GBIF: 3183840
Rank: species

Java plum (Syzygium cumini) — Platephotograph · sea-kangarooCC BY-NC-ND source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Myrtaceae Juss.
Genus: Syzygium

§2a

Native status, by region

HI Hawaii Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 5 counties across 1 state

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 5 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Medium
Shade: Medium
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: Medium
Salinity: Low
Anaerobic: None
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: Medium

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 49 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 365 min.
Precipitation: 35–200 in/yr
pH range: 5–7
Root depth: 36 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: coarse, medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Stem
Growth rate: Rapid
Lifespan: Long
Mature height: 60 ft
Height @ 20 y: 60 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Dense
Porosity (winter): Dense
Flower colour: Green
Fruit colour: Black
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Spring
Seed abundance: Medium
Seed begins: Spring
Seed ends: Summer
Spread rate: Moderate
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 4,000
Propagation: seed, bare root, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: No Known Source
Nursery stock: Yes
Browse palatability: Low
Graze palatability: Low
Palatable, human: Yes
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 5 counties across 1 state.

Florida view state ↗ 5 I ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/SYCU ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3183840 ↗

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