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Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry

Synonym	:	Caryophyllus aromaticus L.
Family	:	Myrtaceae
Local name	:	English - Clove tree, Cloves Malayalam - Grambu, Karambu, Karayambu
Flowering and fruiting period	:	December-April
Distribution	:	Native of Molucanna Islands (Indonesia)
Distribution in Kerala	:	All Districts
Habitat	:	Cultivated
Endemic/Exotic	:	Exotic
Uses	:	Flower buds are used in anorexia, indigestion, liver disorders, venereal diseases, cough, dyspepsia, hiccup, acidity, stomach ache, general debility, tuberculosis, vomiting and abdominal disorders.
Key Botanical Characters: Trees, up to 6 m high; bark pale brown. Leaves simple, opposite; petiole slender, glabrous; lamina elliptic or oblanceolate, base attenuate or cuneate, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves many, parallel, many, obscure, looped near the margin forming intramarginal nerve, intercostae reticulate, obscure, punctate beneath. Flowers bisexual, in 4 cm long cymes; calyx tubular, verrucose with 4 hook like involute ascending segments; petals elliptic, calyptrate; stamens many, inflexed in the bud; ovary inferior. Fruit a berry, dark purple.