Syzygium hemisphericum is a flowering plant species in the family Myrtaceae, commonly called the hemispheric rose-apple. It is also known as teal-naval, vellanara, vellai-naval, goljamb, vennaval, redi jambul, makki nerale, payanjaval, vennjara, vellanjara, ven-nyara, venjara, tholnjaval, venyara and kaadu pannerale. This plant grows in abundance in the Western Ghats of India. It is also found in South and Central Maharashtra, Sahyadris, and Sri Lanka. It prefers evergreen and shola forests.[1]
Syzygium hemisphericum is a medium-sized tree up to tall. Its bark is smooth, greyish brown, and blaze cream in colour. Branches and branchlets are terete, and glabrous. Leaves are simple, opposite, and decussate. Petiole is NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) long, canaliculate. Stigma is slightly acute. Fruits are a purple berry crowned by calyx lobes. Flowering and fruiting season is from March to June.[2]
It is used in folk medicine.