326 WILD FOOD PLANTS OF THE PHILIPPINES 



The flowers are small and are borne on rather large inflorescences. 

 This species is distributed from Luzon to Mindanao. 



Genus EUPHORIA 



EUPHORIA DIDYMA Blanco. (Fig. 54). Alupag. 



Local names: Alupag (Mindoro, Bataan, Tayabas, Lanao, Laguna, Ma- 

 rinduque Island, Cavite, Batangas, Basilan, Malani Island) ; alupdg-amo, 

 bayyet, bait (Tayabas) ; alupdi (Bulacan, Mindoro, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, 

 Rizal) ; alupdk (Zamboanga, Bataan, Rizal) ; aningiidi, balinkanyin, bakeles 

 (Pangasinan) ; apalung, marutong, demopa (Cagayan) ; arupdg, ayupdq 

 (Mindoro) ; arupdi (Rizal, Laguna, Mindoro) ; bakkaldu or bakaldii (Pan- 

 gasinan, Ilocos Norte and Sur, Zambales) ; balit (Negros) ; buk-kaldu (Ilo- 

 cos Sur, Abra, Cagayan, Isabela) ; dag big ding an (Samar) ; gisihan (Cavite, 

 Batangas) ; haUipdg (Polillo, Laguna, Tayabas) ; kalupdi (Zambales) ; 

 kandongisol, panuto (Masbate) ; kukuris (Palawan) ; lupdk (Camarines) ; 

 Ivpdk (Cotabato) ; mamatd (Olutanga Island) ; matamatd (Zamboanga) ; 

 usdu, uldyan (Leyte). 



The fruits are greenish, very rough, and occur in loose clus- 

 ters. They are similar in appearance to the Chinese litchi. The 

 flesh is whitish, sweet, juicy, and of good flavor. 



Ewphoria clidyma is a tree reaching a height of 25 meters and 

 a diameter of 55 centimeters. The leaves are alternate and com- 

 pound. The flowers are small, whitish or yellowish, and borne 

 on simple or compound inflorescences. 



This species is very common and widely distributed through- 

 out the Archipelago. It is rarely cultivated. 



EUPHORIA NEPHELIOIDES Radlk. 



The pulp around the seed is edible. 



Euphoria nephelioides is a tree reaching a height of about 25 

 meters and a diameter of about 40 centimeters. The leaves are 

 alternate and compound, with leathery leaflets, which are pointed 

 at both ends. 



This species has been reported only from Basilan. 



Genus HEDYACHRAS 

 HEDYACHRAS PH ILIPPI N ENSiS Radlk. 



The fruit of this species is 5 to 6 centimeters in diameter, 

 shaped somewhat like a peach, yellow, smooth, thin-skinned, 

 fleshy, subacid, and edible though a trifle astringent, and con- 

 tains two large seeds. 



Hedijachras philippiyierisis is a tree about 15 meters in height. 

 The leaves are alternate and compound with 4 to 5 pairs of op- 

 posite leaflets which are pointed at the apex, rounded or pointed 

 at the base, and 10 to 12 centimeters in length. The flowers are 



