Grow this tasty and healthy Jamun fruit in your outdoor places to enjoy its flavor. With rectangular, opposite leaves that are smooth, glossy, and have a terpentine scent, the Jamun is an evergreen fruit plant belonging to the Myrataceae family.

Jamun contains purplish-black oval delicious berries and fragrant white blooms in branching clusters at stem terminals. Food (Herb & Spice: The leaves are used fresh as a culinary herb in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and India. The flavor is comparable to coriander but stronger (Coriandrum Sativum).

In Caribbean, Latin American, and Asian cuisines, the leaves are used to season meat and other dishes.