Flacourtia jangomas
| Flacourtia jangomas | |
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| Fruits | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Tribe: | Flacourtieae |
| Genus: | Flacourtia |
| Species: | F. jangomas |
| Binomial name | |
| Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Flacourtia cataphracta Roxburgh ex Willdenow. | |
Flacourtia jangomas, Indian plum, coffee plum, is a lowland and mountain rain forest tree in the Salicaceae or Willow Family.[1][2] It is widely cultivated in Southeast and East Asia, and has escaped cultivation in a number of places.[3] Its wild origin is unknown but is speculated to be tropical Asia, perhaps India.[3][4] It is a small shrub or tree that grows to a height of 10m. It produces small white to green fragrant flowers. The fruit is eaten both raw and cooked as a jam, and the bark is sometimes used medicinally.[1][2] It is sometimes harvested for its lumber. The plant is considered one of the primary host plants of the Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni)[5]
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Common names
- Bengali : bNaichee
- Assamese : poniol
- English : coffee plum, Indian cherry, Indian plum, rukam, runeala plum
- Hindi : talispatri
- Thai : takhob
- Sanskrit : sruvavrksha, vikankatah
- Malayalam : lubica, lovlolica, (ശീമനെല്ലിക്ക)
References
- 1 2 Hanelt, Peter; Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, eds. (2001). Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: (Except Ornamentals). Springer. p. 3700. ISBN 978-3-540-41017-1.
- 1 2 Chandra, Indrani; P. Bhanja (2002-08-25). "Study of organogenesis in vitro from callus tissue of Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch through scanning electron microscopy". Current Science (India: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences) 83 (4): 476–479.
- 1 2 Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeuschel, Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- ↑ Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch., GRIN Taxonomy for Plants
- ↑ Botha, John; Darryl Hardie; Greg Power (2000). "Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni: Exotic threat to Western Australia" (pdf). AGWEST Factsheet. The Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 2008-12-29.