About Coffee Plum
Flacourtia jangomas is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae. This lowland and mountain rain forest tree is sometimes referred to by the English common names Indian coffee plum, Indian plum, or scramberry. 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.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Flacourtia jangomas
- Genus
- Flacourtia
- Family
- FLACOURTIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous and Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- Widely cultivated in India, Southeast Asia and East Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Talispatri, पनियाला Paniala, पानी आमला Pani amla
- Bengali
- Paniala, টিপা ফল, টিপটিপানি
- Tamil
- Vaiyyankarai
- Telugu
- Kuragayi
- Kannada
- ಚಂಚಲಿ Chanchali, ಚಂಕಲಿ Chankali, ಗೊರಜಿ Goraji
- Malayalam
- Vayyamkaitha, ലൂബി
- Marathi
- Champeran, तालीस
Flacourtiaceae
Flacourtia Family
Coffee Plum belongs to the Flacourtiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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