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
Lubika
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Flacourtia
Species:
F. jangomas
Binomial name
Flacourtia jangomas
Synonyms
  • Flacourtia cataphracta Roxburgh ex Willdenow.
  • Rumea jangomas (Lour.) Spreng.
  • Stigmarota jangomas Lour.
  • Xylosma borneensis Ridl.

This tree is very common in the Southern India and is of culinary and medical importance, especially in Kerala.

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