What is alatiris?

(Filipino) manzanitas, aratiles, aratilis 

  (pambata) alatiris

(Indonesia) kersen

(Spanish) bolaina, yamanaza, cacaniqua, capulín blanco, nigua, niguito, memizo or memiso 

(English) Jamaican cherry, Panama berry, Singapore cherry, Strawberry tree

(Scientific Name)   Muntingia calabura, the sole species in the genus Muntingia

   It is a flowering plant native to southern Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and western South America south to Peru and Bolivia. 

   It is a small tree 7-12 meters tall with tiered and slightly drooping branches. It has serrated leaves 2.5-15 cm long and 1-6.5 cm wide. The flowers are small ,white and slightly malodorous. It gives rise to 1-1.5 cm light red fruit. The fruit is edible, sweet and juicy, and contains a large number of tiny (0.5 mm) yellow seeds.

It is a pioneer species that thrives in poor soil, able to tolerate acidic and alkaline conditions and drought. Its seeds are dispersed by birds and fruit bats. It is cultivated for its edible fruit, and has become naturalised in some other parts of the tropics, including southeastern Asia. As a pioneer plant, it could help condition the soil and make it habitable to other plants. However, it might also be considered as an invasive species since it might out-compete indigenous plants. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muntingia)

  ..Masarap umakyat sa puno nito. Lalo na kapag bagong ulan tpos basa. Tapos kapag summer naman, paramihan ng pantal dahil sa higad at pabanguhan ng cologne from vinegar. Paramihan din ng maiipon na hilaw na alatiris para pang-bala sa improvised gun(sumpak) pwede rin sa tirador. Talo pa nito yung Double Eagle na pellet gun. Try lang, target-an sa mata. Ilang beses na rin ako nakakita ng batang tinamaan sa mata ng pellet. Try nyo na rin tikman yung hilaw na alatiris syempre nag-ipon na rin lang naman e. Kahit saang lugar YATA sa Pilipinas basta may lupa may alatiris. (big letters yung "yata" kasi hindi ko pa naman napuntahan lahat ng lugar sa pilipinas na may lupa).

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