Flacourtia inermis
Family Name:    Flacourtiaceae
Common Name:    Rukam Masam, Batoko Plum, Lobi-lobi, Plum of Martinique, Thornless Rukam, Lobeh-lobeh

Edible Plant Parts (Edible Fruits)
Food (Fruit & Vegetable : This species is sometimes grown in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for its fruit. Berries have a very sour, acidic taste and are used to make pies, syrups and jellies. It is sometimes combined with Kundangan to make chutney. They are usually not consumed raw due to its sour taste.)

Medicinal ( In traditional medicine, roots are used to prepare a poultice that is applied to wounds, sores, and sore throats. Leaf and root infusions are used to treat stomach distension.)

Timber & Products ( In Java, the wood is used to pound rice due to the hardness of the wood.)

Edible Uses

Fruit - occasionally eaten raw, more commonly cooked.
It is usually astringent with an acid flavour, though it can be sweet.
It is often cooked with apples to add colour, or can be made into pies, jam, jelly, syrup, chutney and pickles.
 The bright red, thin-skinned fruit is round with a whitish flesh that is tinged with pink. It is about 20 - 25mm in diameter and contains 4 to 14 hard, sharp, irregular seeds under 6 mm wide.