Malacca Fruits. 



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is a transparent pulp surrounding the seeds. The calyx and 

 stigma are both permanent till the fruit is ripe. 



There are three other kinds of fruit, probably of the same 

 genus, viz. 



The Duku {fig. 41.) is an egg-shaped fruit, about the size 

 of an apricot, and in flavour little inferior to the mangosteen. 



The Courangi [fig. 42.) is a small fruit common at Ma- 

 lacca ; the shell is brittle, and encloses one seed, surrounded 

 by a spongy melting substance of an agreeable acid flavour, 

 like that of the tamarind. 



