Exotic Fruits

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Tsaang gubat (Carmona retusa)

Tsaang gubat is an erect, much branched shrub growing up to 1 to 4 m high. Leaves are in clusters on short branches, obviate to oblong-obviate, 3 to 6 centimeters long, entire or somewhat toothed or lobed near the apex and pointed at the base, short stalked and rough on the upper surface. Flowers are white, small, axillaries, solitary, 2 or 4 on a common stalk, borne in inflorescences shorter than the leaves. Calyx -lobes re green, somewhat hairy, and linear, about 5 to 6 millimeters long. Corolla is white, 5 millimeters long, and divided into oblong lobes. Fruit is a drupe, rounded, yellow when ripe, 4 to 5 millimeters in diameter, fleshy, with a 4-seeded stone, fleshy on the outer part, and stony inside.

Aratiles (Muntingia calabura Linn.)

Aratiles is a fast growing tree, 5 to 10 meters high, with spreading branches. Leaves are hairy, sticky, alternate, distichous, oblong-ovate to broadly oblong-lanceolate, 8 to 13 centimeters long, with toothed margins, pointed apex and inequilateral base, one side rounded and the other acute. Flowers are about 2 centimeters in diameter, white, extra-axillary, solitary or in pairs. Sepals are 5, green, reflexed, lanceolate, about 1 centimeter long. Petals are white, obovate, 1 centimeter long, deciduous and spreading. Fruit is a berry, rounded, about 1.5 centimeter in diameter, red on ripening, smooth, fleshy, sweet and many seeded.

Baligang / Lipote (Syzygium curranii)

Also called bahag or igot. This fruit species is indigenous to the Philippines. The tree is medium-sized, 9 meters or more high. The fruits are borne in compact clusters, small up to 20mm in diameter, round, dark red to black, rather dry but of pleasant acid flacor. The fruit is used in the making of preserves, wine, pickle, beverages and jelly. It is a good source of protein.

Batag-Kabalang / Hilagak (Uvaria rufa Blume)

A climbing shrub, 5 to 6 meters high. The younger and lower surfaces of the leaves are hairy, with rusty short hairs. Leaves are borne on very short stalks, oblong-ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 8 to 16 cm long, with pointed tips and rounded or heart-shaped bases. Flowers are extra-axillaries, solitary, two or three in depauperate cymes, 1.5 to 2 cm in diameter. The fruit is fleshy and red when mature.

Bignay / Bugnay (Antidesma bunius)

The tree of this sour-tasting fruit usually grows wild along river banks in the Philippines, although plenty are grown as backyard plant. This colorful tropical fruit is locally known as bignay; buni or berunaiin Malaya; wooni or hooni, in Indonesia; ma mao luang in Thailand; kho lien tu in Laos; choi moi in Vietnam; moi-kinand chunka by the aborigines in Queensland. Among English names are Chinese laurel, currant tree and salamander tree. This fruit is a popular source of wine-making in Baguio City – the Summer Capital of the Philippines.

Champoy / Bitongol (Flacourtia indica)

A rambling shrub or small deciduous tree, armed with axillary thorns and often with tufts of branched thorns on the stem. Leaves variable, 2.9 cm long, ovate, broadly elliptic, obovate or suborbicular, crenate or serrate. Flowers greenish-yellow, dioecious, in short simple or branched racemes. Fruit globose, 8-12 mm diam., dark brown or dark purple when ripe.

Granada (Punica granatum Linn.)

Granada is a shrub growing 2 to 3 meters high. Branchlets are slender and 4-angled. Leaves are oblong-lanceolate to oblong-elliptic; 4 to 6 centimeters long, short-stalked, and pointed at both ends. Flowers are red and showy, usually with six segments in the calyx which are 2.5 to 3 centimeters long. Petals are obovate, about 2 centimeters long. Stamens are numerous. Fruit is rounded, reddish-yellow or purplish, 7 to 10 centimeters iin diameter. Rind is thin, tough, and brittle. Fruit contains numerous seeds, each seed surrounded by a watery, translucent, flavorful pinkish-red pulp.

Mabolo / Kamagong (Diospyros blancoi)

Medium-sized tree growing to a height of 20 m. Leaves are leathery, oblong, up to 20 cm long, with a round base and acute tips. The blade is glossy green, smooth above and softly hairy below. Female flowers are axillary and solitary, larger than the male. Fruits are fleshy, globose, up to 8-10 cm diameter, densely covered with short brown hairs. The pulp is edible. The fruit hairs have to be rubbed off before eating as it can cause peri-oral itching and irritation.

Kurumbot / Dulce Kurumbot / Marya-Marya (Passiflora foetida)

The fruits are kumquat sized and contain a bluish-white pulp that is mildly sweet and delicately flavored. In the Philippines, the fruit of Passiflora foetida are known colloquially as marya-marya ('Little Mary') and santo papa (due to its resemblance to the Pope's mitre). Young leaves and plant tips are also edible. Dry leaves are used in tea in Vietnamese folk medicine to relieve sleeping problems. Passiflora foetida contains high levels of saponins and is used as a substitute for soap in the manufacture of (soap-free) detergents. This is also known as wild passion fruit, bush passion fruit. A wild plant – related to passion fruit. The green fruits are wrapped in a green mesh-like covering. When ripen, they are orange, size of a cherry, and taste a bit like passion fruit.

Laptukay / Tino-Tino (Physalis peruviana)

This is also known as cape gooseberry (South Africa), Inca berry, Aztec berry, golden berry, giant ground cherry, Peruvian groundcherry, Peruvian cherry (U.S.), poha (Hawaii), ras bhari (India), aguaymanto (Peru), uvilla (Ecuador), uchuva (Colombia) and (rarely) physalis. The fruit is a smooth berry, resembling a miniature spherical yellow tomato. Removed from its bladder-like calyx, it is about the size of a marble, about 1-2 cm in diameter. Like a tomato, it contains numerous small seeds. It is bright yellow to orange in color, and it is sweet when ripe, with a characteristic, mildly tart flavor, making it ideal for snacks, pies or jams. It is popular in salads and fruit salads, sometimes combined with avocado.

Makopa / Tambis (Syzygium malaccense)

Makopa is a tree reaching a height of 10 meters. Leaves are pinkish when young. Older leaves are large, drooping, elliptic-oblong to broadly oblong-lanceolate, 15 to 30 centimeters long, 7 to 15 centimeters wide, narrowed and pointed at both ends. Flowers are large, showy, crimson, 5 to 6 centimeters in diameter, borne on the branches below the leaves, clustered on short, few-flowered racemes, 6 centimeters long or less. Fruit is shiny, oblong or pear-shaped, 5 to 7.5 centimeters long, either white splashed, striped with pink, or wholly crimson to purplish, and slightly shiny, seedless or one-seeded. Flesh is white, pithy, juicy. Although rather tasteless, some varieties have a pleasant flavor.

[cerow0]

thnx ts nice post.......
Laptukay / Tino-Tino (Physalis peruviana) kinakain pala to? hehehe ..... 

[fayt]

Nice share ts.... Ang nakain ko lang dyan mabolo makopa at aratilis..masasarap din naman to.. karma for u

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[firewater]

Nice share ts.... Ang nakain ko lang dyan mabolo makopa at aratilis..masasarap din naman to.. karma for u

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Thanks sa karma fayt. Ako lahat nyan natikman ko maliban dun sa laptukay, although nakakita na ko nun hindi ako aware na edible pala sya.

[xxxchoholic Rai ♥]

nice post you got here sir

natikmam ko na rin halos lahat ng yan eh gustong gusto ko yun makopa

hihihihi dagdag mo na rin yun dragon fruit

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[firewater]

Thanks ms. rai, I'm glad you liked it. Nakakatuwa lang kasi part ng childhood memories. Yung aratiles naaalala ko after namin magsimba sa UST naglalakad na lang kami pauwi, ayun namimitas kami nyan sa mga nadadaanan. I really like its taste, parang local version ng cherries.

[xxxchoholic Rai ♥]

sa akin is yun makopa ang memorable

nadadaanan namin yun bahay kasi ng congressman in that time, my friends and i climb

the wall and steal some fruits hahaha yun makopa ang pinaka malapit sa pader eh

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[firewater]

Hehehe.. Bata ka pa pala ms. rai nang nininja ka na. Nakakatuwa naman alalahanin yun mga times na yun nung kabataan pa. Buti ka pa ms. rai medyo malapit lapit ka pa sa time na yun.

[xxxchoholic Rai ♥]

ahahah lol funny sir bata pa pala ako hihi

nakakatuwa talaga alalahanin ang kabataan natin

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[dere'k ™]

nice share ts.... kadalang ko nalang matikman mgayan,...

[cerow0]

sarap umakyat noong bata pa sa puno ng tambis tska aratiles ..... 

[fayt]

sarap umakyat noong bata pa sa puno ng tambis tska aratiles ..... 

Hahaha... Those days.. mamumulut ka at mangunguha ka ng makopa at aratilis..

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[tonistork]

sarap nung mabolo, madalang nako makakita ng ganito pati ung bignay.

ung aratiles at tsaang gubat may nakikita pa akong ganito sa likod ng bahay ng mga lolo ko.

nice post here. . . at tulad ng mga madalang na prutas/tanim na mga ito, madalang din ako magbigay karma pero dahil natuwa ako dito, bigyan kita sir TS 1k.

[lot]

yang kurumbot ang marami sa amin sa Bikol.. matamis ang buto nyan kung hinog na..

[firewater]

sarap nung mabolo, madalang nako makakita ng ganito pati ung bignay.

ung aratiles at tsaang gubat may nakikita pa akong ganito sa likod ng bahay ng mga lolo ko.

nice post here. . . at tulad ng mga madalang na prutas/tanim na mga ito, madalang din ako magbigay karma pero dahil natuwa ako dito, bigyan kita sir TS 1k.

Thanks sa karma tol. Natuwa rin lang nga ako dahil naalala ko childhood ko kaya naisipan ko share sainyo mga ka PT