India Emerges as Cradle of Jamun Evolution

• New palaeobotanical study establishes India as a major early diversification centre of Syzygium (Jamun), pushing the genus's origin back to ~80 million years ago (mya) in East Gondwana.
• Overturns earlier belief of an Australian/Southeast Asian origin around ~51 mya; relevant for GS-I (geography of Gondwana), GS-III (biodiversity, S&T research) and Prelims (institutions, fossil sites).