Flacourtia inermis — a medium houseplant
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Flacourtia inermis

Flacourtia Inermis

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Flacourtia inermis, known commonly as lovi-lovi, or batoko plum, is a species of flowering plant native to the Philippines and Indonesia, but which has naturalized around the edges of tropical Asia and Africa. Common names in Indonesia include Tome-Tome (Ternate, North Maluku), Lovi-lovi, and lobi-lobi.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Flacourtia
Family
Salicaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Plum-of-Martinique en Lovi-lovi en Batoko plum en Tomi-tomi
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Flacourtia inermis leaf
PLATE 01 · leaf
Flacourtia inermis flower
PLATE 02 · flower
Flacourtia inermis fruit
PLATE 03 · fruit
Flacourtia inermis bark
PLATE 04 · bark
Flacourtia inermis habit
PLATE 05 · habit
ALSO IN THE LIBRARY

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