Flacourtia jangomas
Flacourtia jangomas, or also known as the Indian coffee plum, Indian plum,: 73 or scramberry, is a lowland and mountain rain forest tree in the family Salicaceae. It was once placed in the Flacourtiaceae family. It is widely cultivated in Southeast and East Asia, and has escaped cultivation in a number of places. Its wild origin is unknown but is speculated to be tropical Asia, *most perhaps India.
Flacourtia jangomas | |
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Lubika | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Salicaceae |
Genus: | Flacourtia |
Species: | F. jangomas |
Binomial name | |
Flacourtia jangomas | |
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This tree is very common in the Southern India and is of culinary and medical importance, especially in Kerala.
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