Gulab Jaman?

[aykhan]

Bought this plant from Pattoki. They said it's from Thailand and bears large sized jaman fruit. It's the variegated kind and they called it Gulab Jaman Any ideas as to it's botanical name?

[M Farooq]

It doesn't look like our traditional jaman. Our Jaman is Eugenia jambolana. If the leaves (crushed ones) smell like jaman leaves, then it must be Eugenia species. Anyway as Shakespeare said "What is in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet ".

This "large jaman" sounds yummy!

Regards,

Farooq

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

Last year HYPER STAR store sold extra large imported Jamins which were whisked away by some nurseries, the plants are in the market now. I don’t know how good the fruit tastes.

[AhmadIrfan]

which nursery did you but them from in pattoki??

[aykhan]

Changa.

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

I am very fond of Jaman. There are three main types grown here for ages.
Jamni, a huge tall tree with small fruits, some quite tasty, fruits after the common Jaman.
Jaman,the common one some are delicious.
Raw Jaman, twice the size of common Jaman
And now new introductions (hope to get them soon)
XXL Jaman (Gulab Jaman) a very large fruit
White Jaman

A very easy to grow plant of medicinal value. I have three plants growing in my house, two bear fruit every year.

[Izhar]

Does the plant look like this:

http://anpsa.org.au/s-pan.html

[aykhan]

It's hard to tell Izhar. The leaves seem somewhat different.

[AhmadIrfan]

Sir how much did you pay for this plant?? Plus when you crush the leaves do you get the aroma of the jamans as with the local varieties??

[aykhan]

1000 rupees. Will check for aroma tomorrow.