Flora of Manipur: Flacourtia jangomas
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tanay bose
Jul 6, 2010, 11:56:26 PM7/6/10
to R. Vijayasankar, indiatreepix
FLACOURTIA
JANGOMAS - COFFEE PLUM.
Synonym: flacourtia cataphracta.
Common name: coffee plum, paniala, puneala, Chinese plum, Indian plum, kerkup besar, paneala, jaggam, prunier malgache, rukam, babydruif, babykers.
Family: Flacourtiaceae (Ketembilla family).
A low branching tropical tree; growing up to no more than 35 feet tall.
Coffee plum has sharp spines on the trunk; the leaves are long pointed, thin and glossy.
The fragrant flowers are male and female; they are on separate trees.
The fruits, containing 7-12 hard seeds, are round, dark red to nearly black.
The taste varies from acid to sweet; it can be eaten out of hand or made into juice or marmalade.
Medicinal applications: the fruits and leaves are used against diarrhea.
Dried leaves are used for bronchitis.
The root is used against toothache.
ref: http://www.tropilab.com/coffeeplum.html
tanay
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Synonym: flacourtia cataphracta.
Common name: coffee plum, paniala, puneala, Chinese plum, Indian plum, kerkup besar, paneala, jaggam, prunier malgache, rukam, babydruif, babykers.
Family: Flacourtiaceae (Ketembilla family).
A low branching tropical tree; growing up to no more than 35 feet tall.
Coffee plum has sharp spines on the trunk; the leaves are long pointed, thin and glossy.
The fragrant flowers are male and female; they are on separate trees.
The fruits, containing 7-12 hard seeds, are round, dark red to nearly black.
The taste varies from acid to sweet; it can be eaten out of hand or made into juice or marmalade.
Medicinal applications: the fruits and leaves are used against diarrhea.
Dried leaves are used for bronchitis.
The root is used against toothache.
ref: http://www.tropilab.com/coffeeplum.html
tanay
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