*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 On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 8:01 AM, R. Vijayasankar <[email protected]>wrote: > *Flacourtia jangomas*, planted in gardens for its edible fruits. > > With regards > > R. Vijayasankar > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
