Flacourtia jangomas
| 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 | |
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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 likely India and Sri Lanka.
This tree is very common in Southern and South Western India along the Western Ghats, and is of culinary and medical importance, especially in Kerala.