Tulanan
Eugenia aherniana

Family: Myrtaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 20 m tall. The stem is 45 cm across. The leaves are oval and 6-12 cm long. The fruit are in clusters in the axils of leaves. The fruit is a round berry 2.5 cm across. They are yellow.

There are about 550 Eugenia species. They are mostly in tropical and subtropical South America. This one is probably a Syzygium.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in primary forests at low and medium altitudes.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Pacific, Philippines (country/location of origin), SE Asia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Hangos, Kamanla

Synonyms

Eugenia melastomoides Elmer; Jossinia haerniana (C. B. Rob.) Merr.;