July 14, 2007

Otaheite Apple – also called Malay Apple, got me interested in Jamaican fruit. It started here: In need of coc. The Purdue Horticulure Department tells you about it in Purdue horticulturish terms. . .it's also called Tahitian quince.

In Malaya it is called great hog plum or kedondong; in Indonesia, kedongdong; in Thailand, ma-kok-farang; in Cambodia, mokak; in Vietnam, coc, pomme cythere or Pommier de cythere. In Costa Rica, it is known as juplón; in Colombia, hobo de racimos; in Venezuela, jobo de la India, jobo de Indio, or mango jobo; in Ecuador, manzana de oro; in Brazil, caja-manga.