Food Plants International

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Names
English: Scientific name: Terminalia microcarpa Decne
Tok pisin: Synonyms:
Tok ples: Kalumpit, Ganurru Plant family: Combretaceae
Description: A large tree. It loses its leaves during the
year. The leaves are smooth and pointed at both ends.
The flowers are yellowish white, on slender flower
stalks which grow from the axils of leaves. The fruit
are about 3 cm across, smooth, dark red and fleshy.
Distribution: It grows naturally in monsoon vine
forests. Very common and widely distributed in the
forests throughout the islands of the Philippines.
Cultivation: The fruit are generally collected from the ground.
Production:
Use: The fruit are eaten raw when ripe or made into jam. There is little flesh but it is very sweet.
Food Value: Per 100 g edible portion
Edible Moisture Energy Protein
part
Fruit
% KJ g
Insects:
Diseases:
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Calcium
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Iron
mg
proVit A
µg
proVit C
mg
Importance: It is probably only an occasional introduction and very minor food in Papua New
Guinea.
Zinc
mg