Kamanla
Jossinia aherniana

Family: Myrtaceae

What it is like

A small tree or shrub. It has many branches and they are smooth. The leaves are opposite and mostly at the ends of branches. The flowers are a dingy white and usually in clusters in the axils of leaf scars. The fruit are round, lemon yellow and fleshy.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. They are abundant in dry forests in the Philippines at medium altitudes in Luzon and some in Mindanao.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

See Eugenia