| Flacourtia jangomas | |
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| F. jangomas with a Brown-throated Sunbird | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Tribe: | Flacourtieae |
| Genus: | Flacourtia |
| Species: | F. jangomas |
| Binomial name | |
| Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeusch. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Flacourtia cataphracta Roxburgh ex Willdenow. |
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Flacourtia jangomas, Indian plum, coffee plum, is a lowland and mountain rain forest tree in the Salicaceae or Willow Family.[1][2] It is widely cultivated in Southeast and East Asia, and has escaped cultivation in a number of places.[3] Its wild origin is unknown but is speculated to be tropical Asia, perhaps India.[3][4] It is a small shrub or tree that grows to a height of 10m. It produces small white to green fragrant flowers. The fruit is eaten both raw and cooked as a jam, and the bark is sometimes used medicinally.[1][2] It is sometimes harvested for its lumber. The plant is considered one of the primary host plants of the Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni)[5]