Description: The Java Plum or Jambu (G.) is originated from India Nepal and Indonesia. According to Caussiccumar, this specific Java Plum(I.) was 30 years old and covered completely the roof of the house. During the months of September and October, the fruits were sold in his grocery located in the neighborhood. It was very difficult to find these fruits in Lisbon. Almost all clients were originated from India. The pink color seeds and white pulp are ground and used in medicinal teas, as for diabetes control. (*)
Provided by: Caussiccumar Gechande, a Mozambique-born Portuguese.
Present Location: Quinta da Vitoria neighborhood
Last revision date: March 2016
(I) Numbering in accordance with the archive of trees and plants identified in the Quinta da Vitoria 2012 and 2013.
(II) Mabberley, David J. Mabberley´s Plant-Book: A Portable Dictionary of Plants, their Classifications and Uses. Cambridge University Press, 2008.
(*)Testimonies of residents gathered in a set of recorded conversations in the neighborhood of Quinta da Vitória and after the demolition in Lisbon, Loures and London between July 2012 and October 2014.
(G.) Word in Gujarate language.
