Ramontchi, Governor’s plum
prune de Madagascar/grosse prune de café (French), echte Flacourtie (German), ramontchi/ciruela governadora (Spanish), uguressa (Sri Lanka), na-yu-wai (Burmese), ta khop paa (Thai), kerkup kechil (Malay/Indonesian)
(Flacourtia ramontchi or F. indica — Family Flacourtiaceae)
A shrubby tree native to India, it is of the same genus as lovi-lovi and rukam.
It was introduced to islands of the South Indian Ocean, and is now found throughout the tropics.
Like other Flacourtia species, it often becames naturalized after escaping cultivation.
The fruit is like a red plum in shape, size, and colour. The pulp is yellowish-white, juicy, but a little acidic.
Some cultivated varieties are sweet enough to be eaten raw, and unripened fruits make good preserves.
