360 WILD FOOD PLANTS OF THE PHILIPPINES 



duhat {Eugenia cumini) , but is less sweet and juicy. It makes 

 a delicious, tart jelly. 



Eugenia polycephaloides is a tree reaching a height of about 

 25 meters and a diameter of about 90 centimeters. The small 

 branches are four-angled. The leaves are opposite, smooth, 

 pointed at the apex, somewhat heart-shaped at the base, and 12 

 to 20 centimeters or more in length. The flowers are white, 

 fragrant, and borne in rather large clusters on compound in- 

 florescences which occur below the leaves. 



This species is distributed from northern Luzon to southern 

 Mindanao. It is not cultivated. 



EUGENIA XANTHOPHYLLA C. B. Rob. (Fig. 75). MalatampuI. 



Local names: Apnig, lapinig (Sorsogon) ; balakbdk, haloklok (Zambales) ; 

 barakbdk (Ilocos Sur, Nueva Ecija) ; bislot, tampoi-gubat (Rizal) ; kayog- 

 pog, kayokos, kayugkok, malayambo (Tayabas) ; ynalatampui (Negros Occi- 

 dental) ; pangluvibuyen (Pangasinan) ; tampoi or tavipui (Mindoro). 



The fruits are about 2 or 2.5 centimeters in diameter, and 

 edible. 



Eugenia xanthophylla is a tree reaching a height of about 20 

 meters and a diameter of about 50 centimeters. The leaves are 

 opposite, smooth, pointed at both ends, and from 7 to 15 centi- 

 meters or more in length. The flowers are white. 



This species is widely distributed in the forests of Luzon and 

 the Visayan Islands. 



Genus PSIDIUM 



PSIDIUM GUAJAVA L. (Fig. 76). GuAVA OR Bayabas. 



Local names: Bayabas (Manila, Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Cagayan, Abra, 

 Bulacan, Union, Benguet, Bataan, Polillo, Mindoro, Cebu, Tayabas, Tarlac, 

 Pampanga, Leyte) ; bayduas (Camarines) ; guava (Cagayan) ; guaydbas 

 (Laguna, Bataan); guydbas (Bontoc). 



The fruit is rounded, 4 to 5 centimeters long, and is green, 

 turning yellow when ripe. The outer covering is firm and en- 

 closes a pink or nearly white, aromatic, edible pulp in which 

 very numerous seeds are embedded. The fruit is a favorite with 

 the Filipinos and is extensively used in the manufacture of jellies. 



Psidium guajava is a small tree reaching a height of about 8 

 meters. The branches are four-angled. The leaves are opposite, 

 somewhat hairy, oval, and usually pointed at both ends. The 

 flowers are white, shov^, and borne in panicles of from one to 

 three flowers. The petals are 1.5 to 2 centimeters in length. 



This species is very common and widely distributed in open 

 places and second-growth forests in the lowlands throughout the 

 Archipelago, and is also cultivated. 



