Barukbak
Syzygium crassipes

Family: Myrtaceae

What it is like

A small tree 3 to 15 m high. The small branches can be round or flattened towards their ends. They are smooth and the bark is grey or yellowish. The leaves are widely scattered, opposite and narrowly oblong. The tip is sharply pointed and the base is blunt. The flower arrangement is always at the end of branches. The fruit are round and turn purple.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. They are found in valleys at low or middle altitudes of Luzon and the Visayas in the Philippines.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia

How it is used for food

The fleshy layer around the seed is eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Bogbog, Kalubkub

Synonyms

Eugenia crassipes C. B. Robinson;