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Lovi-Lovi

Lovi-Lovi

prune de la Martinique (French), Lovi-Lovi (German), louvi malayo (Spanish), ta khop thai (Thai), tomi-tomi (Malay), lobi-lobi (Indonesian), louvi/governor’s plum/ratiles (Philippines)

(Flacourtia inermis — Family Flacourtiaceae)

Lovi-lovi is a fruit related to ramontchi and rukam.

It is now cultivated in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka for both its fruit and decorative foliage.

The fruits are round, cherry-sized, and dark red when ripe.

Some are sweet, but most are sour and astringent, and normally used for making jams and syrups.




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