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small white flowers, and one-seeded, light to dark purple, 

 smooth fruits. The single seed is surrounded by a whitish or 

 yellowish, sourish, rather pleasant tasting edible pulp. 

 Local names: Duhat, djambulang, duwe, djambelang, diam- 

 bula, djdmlang, djuwet, djiwat, dhdlus, kldgu. 



q. Syzygium aqueum. — This small tree, 15 to 20 feet high, 

 is chiefly cultivated, but sometimes grows wild. The leaves 

 are short-stalked and grow in opposite pairs. The flowers 

 ate white to pink in color. The edible fruits are smooth, 

 pink in color, and somewhat juicy. There are many different 

 species of Syzygium in the forested regions and their fruits 

 may be eaten with entire safety, although some have almost 

 no pulp. The flowers of all species are white, pink, or red, 

 and always have many stamens. The fruits vary greatly in 

 size, some of them being dry with no pulp, others with fairly 

 ample pulp, which is usually acid. Local names (5. aqueum) : 

 Tdmbis, tdbis, arbottle, macupa, inddhau, jdmbu-dyer., 

 jdmbu-jembir, samba, gora, Jcilbal, Jcumpas, jdmbu-mangkoa, 

 kumpdsa, kokuka, kombas, kembes, kebes, keket, omuto, 

 tdkaw, gdmbu, wua-usa, tepete, lutune-waele, popote, ouna, 

 jdrem, ausdhmoh, purori, jddi. 



r. Malay apple {Syzygium malaccense) . — This is a medium 

 sized tree, 15 to 30 feet high, with somewhat leathery leaves. 

 The red flowers are found on the branches below the leaves. 

 This tree is chiefly cultivated. The pink to reddish, thin 

 r.kinned, smooth fruit, somevv'hat resembling an apple, varies 

 from 2 to 4 inches in length. The thick, rather well-flavored 

 pulp surrounding the large seed is edible. Local names: 

 Djdmbu-berteh, djdmbu-bol, djdmbu-susu, djdmbol, mang- 

 koa, gora-merah, gora-ldmo, gora-tome, darsdna, dersdna, 

 kochua, upo, kupo, koa, mdkii, mutiha, lutune, nutune, 

 rutuno, dlu, kumkolo, gogoa, gorogo, sua. 



s. Rose apple {Syzygium jambos). — ^This is a small tree, 

 10 to 15 feet high, and has white flowers. The fruits are 

 somewhat rose-scented, greenish white, egg-shaped or some- 

 what pear-shaped and are about 1 inch long. This tree is 

 often planted and occurs also in thickets, waste places, and 

 secondary forests. The tree has a wide distribution. The 

 fruits are eaten raw. Local names: Jdmbu-mdwar, jdmbu- 



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