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Flacourtia inermis
Also called Lovi Lovi, Plum Of Martinique, Lovi Lovi, Batoko Plum
In Singapore: Rukam Masam, Batoko Plum, Lobi-lobi, Plum of Martinique, Thornless Rukam, Lobeh-lobeh (Naturalised in Singapore)
Batoko plum (Flacourtia inermis) is a spineless tropical tree, up to about 15 m, grown for its small, sour, cherry-like red fruit used in jams, preserves and syrups. It needs warm, humid, frost-free conditions and a sunny spot.
Flacourtia inermis, known commonly as lovi-lovi, or batoko plum, is a species of flowering plant native to the Philippines and Indonesia, but which has naturalized around the edges of tropical Asia and Africa. Common names in Indonesia include tome-tome (Ternate, North Maluku), tomi-tomi (Ambon, Maluku), lovi-lovi, and lobi-lobi.
The fruits are edible raw or cooked but usually not eaten fresh, instead being used in jams, preserves, and syrups.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
