Sanscrit: lavang, devkusum, varij, tikshnapushpa, divyagandha, jalaji, grahanihar
Hindi: Jati
Malayalam: Karayamboo കരയാമ്പൂ, Grampoo
Clove is a medium-sized evergreen tree, commonly 10 to 30 m tall, trunk approximately 10 inches in diameter, brown in color, branches semi-erect and numerous. Leaves are green, and glabrous, Flowers small, in terminal cymose clusters, bear 3 to 4 stalked flowers at the end, commonly blossoming in September. Fruit is also found in clusters and one-seeded, aromatic. The brown, dried, flower buds are called cloves.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Oblong, Elliptic | Margin-Entire | Venation-Reticulated |
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Useful plant parts:
flower.
Medicinal uses:
Pain killer, toothache.
Chemical content:
Eugenol.
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