Karl, the "Jambilance" fruit...

[HL]

.......at least that how our group used to pronounce the name.

That tree in front of Mannings (in the church yard) was extremely prolific!

I have never seen that fruit again since that tree was removed.

As you describe, it was purple in color and stained your tongue. We could not put them in our pocket because of the staining. We had to collect them on our 'excercise book-leaf'.

There were the very 'big' ones and the tiny ones that you collect and eat them by the hand full like miniature raisins.

Another fruit that I would love to see and taste again--is one we called "****** plum' (cool plum). They are round and green/yellow in color. They come in different sizes and have the consistency of eating an American apple. They have a very hard seed (inside).

The only other parish i have seen them is in Clarendon, maybe St. Catherine and Kingston. Don't know if you know this fruit.

[Willi]

****** plum...is that a variety of soldier plum (the juicy red ones)?

I dont mean Jew plum, with the wire like seed inside.

[Assasin]

We have ****** Plum in Portland and St.Mary, Jimbiline a lot too. You have a fruit we use to call "locust"?

[Willi]

Locus is Tinking toe.

Jumbiline is not Jamboline. Jumbiline is sour and lime green translucent.

[Willi]

Google Jambolan to get the real deal on it (Java plum).


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Jambul
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Jamun

Jambul (Syzygium cumini)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Syzygium
Species: S. cumini
Binomial name
Syzygium cumini
(L.) Skeels.
Synonyms[citation needed]
Eugenia cumini (L.) Druce
Eugenia jambolana Lam.
Syzygium jambolanum DC.
Jambul (Syzygium cumini) is an evergreen tropical tree in the flowering plant family Myrtaceae. Jambul is native to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and Indonesia.[citation needed] The name of the fruit is sometimes mistranslated as blackberry, which is a different fruit in an unrelated family.
The tree was introduced to Florida, USA in 1911 by the USDA, and is also now commonly grown in Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. In Brazil, where it was introduced from India during Portuguese colonization, it has dispersed spontaneously in the wild in some places, as its fruits are eagerly sought by various native birds such as thrushes, tanagers and the Great Kiskadee. This species is considered an invasive in Hawaii, USA.[1] It is also illegal to grow, plant or transplant in Sanibel, Florida.[2]
Contents [hide]
1 Other names
2 Description
3 Nutrients and phytochemicals
4 Cultural and religious significance
4.1 In Maharashtra culture
4.2 Ancient Tamil culture
4.3 In Telugu culture
4.4 Kerala
4.5 Kannada
4.6 Tulu
5 Gallery
6 See also
7 References
Other names [edit]

Jambul is also known as Jambhul/jambu/jambula/jamboola, Java plum, jamun, jaam/kalojaam, jamblang, jambolan, black plum, Damson plum, Duhat plum, Jambolan plum or Portuguese plum. Malabar plum may also refer to other species of Syzygium. This fruit is called Neredu Pandu in Telugu, Naaval Pazham in Tamil, Navva Pazham in Malayalam, Nerale Hannu in Kannada, Jam in Bengali, Jamukoli in Oriya and Jambu in Gujarat. Jambul is known as Duhat in the Tagalog-speaking regions of the Philippines, Lomboy in the Cebuano-speaking areas and Inobog in Maguindanao.[3] It is called Dhanvah in Maldives and Dhuwet/Juwet in Javanese. Among its names in Portuguese are jamelão, jambolão, jalão, joão-bolão, manjelão, azeitona-preta, baga-de-freira, brinco-de-viúva and guapê, always with lower case, the early four derived from the Konkani name jambulan.[4] They are called rotra in the Malagasy language (Madagascar).[5]

[Assasin]

No the locust is a different one. was small seed, something small as ginep but had a tough black seed. very sweet when ripe.

[Skeng DX]

correct

[HL]

Willi you are a fountain of information!!

[HL]

Locust (stinking toe)
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...ook/cook4.html

[Bricktop]

****** plum all bout Kingston...

[TDowl]

****** plum has a small and big variety, love it.

Do you know where I can get some Mammee plants in Jamaica

[Willi]

Post a picture...

[Willi]

No clue, never ate it.

Not sure what ****** plum is till I see picture:

http://www.jamaicans.com/cooking/foo...glossary.shtml

[Assasin]

Not that one HL. I am talking one small like ginep. Bird them love it. When you shooting bird you do a locus tree. stainy when green but sweet when ripe.

[Willi]

No picture here:
http://www.jamaicans.com/cooking/foo...glossary.shtml