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2: Edible fruits and nuts

Syzygium xanthophyllum (C.B. Robinson) Merr.

MYRTACEAE

Eugenia xanthophylla C.B. Robinson.

Philippines: malatampoi (Tagalog), lapinig (Bikol), barakbak (Iloko).

Endemic in the Philippines.

The fruits are edible.

Tree, up to 20 m tall and with stem diameter up to 50 cm. Leaves linear to oblong, 7—15 cm long. Fruit a globose berry, 2—3 cm in diameter, crowned by the persistent calyx, growing in cymose clusters, reddish. In forests at low altitudes, rare.

[8]Brown, W.H., 1951–1957. Useful plants of the Philippines. Reprint of the 1941–1943 ed. 3 Volumes. Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Technical Bulletin 10. Bureau of Printing, Manila, the Philippines.
[24]Guide to Philippine Flora and Fauna, (various editors), 1986. Vol. 1–4. Natural Resources Management Center, Ministry of Natural Resources & University of the Philippines, Manila, the Philippines.
[54]Merrill, E.D., 1923–1925. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants. 4 Volumes. Government of the Philippine Islands, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bureau of Printing, Manila.

P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen

Jansen, P.C.M., Jukema, J., Oyen, L.P.A. & van Lingen, T.G., 1991. Syzygium xanthophyllum (C.B. Robinson) Merr.. In: Verheij, E.W.M. and Coronel, R.E. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 2: Edible fruits and nuts. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea