Comments on: Kalumpit or is it Mansanitas??? / Local “Cherries”

By: Francia Carreon

Francia Carreon — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:32:20 +0000

I am from Balayan Batangas. Kalumpit is totally different from Mansanitas. The texture of Mansanitas is similar to apples. Kalumpit is like berries. When it’s not ripe it’s black and turns to purple when ripe. Our family preserves Kalumpit and bottles them for market mostly to balikbayans. It is abundant during the month of May only. Preserves will last for over a year in the refrigerator.

By: JOy

JOy — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:28:57 +0000

I bought that fruit yesterday.When I was a kid we called it mansanitas.

By: mai

mai — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:48:17 +0000

“Sarili or Sarali” this fruit is sweet when its soften. We used to soften this fruit with our palm, before eating them.

By: feb

feb — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:39:22 +0000

hahah definitely not siniguelas [jamaican plum] or aratiles.

By: feb

feb — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:37:27 +0000

im eating the same fruit right now, and I got curious on its english name. but in batangas we call it “SORALES”.

By: araararara

araararara — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:40:18 +0000

“sarali” yan…bisayan term…..kaloka ka ha….iba ang mansanitas…

By: sansin dio

sansin dio — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:28:49 +0000

One of my friends at Haribon Foundation informed me that the exact botanical name on that fruit tree is Flacourtia rukam or common tagalog name is bitongol. He just bought seedlings from me last summer when he visited Cebu and Bohol Island. Yes it is native in the Philippines and Malaysia.

By: cynthia

cynthia — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:43:20 +0000

The one in the picture you showed is definitely Not kalumpit.It is common here in Batangas and we call it ceruel.One has to roll or soften the fruit first before eating to make them taste sweet. When it is ripe it is dark brown or burgundy and the fruit holds strong to their stalk unlike the kalumpit which is bloody red when ripe and falls off easily.That is why the best way to harvest Kalumpit is to put native “banig” or “sako” below the tree and gather the fruits in the morning.Kalumpit also has oval shaped single hairy seed that can make your gum sore when you eat too much

By: sansindio

sansindio — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:51:57 +0000

I have more than a hundred seeds in my position. I am from Cebu city.

Some of my friends at haribon foundation bought seedlings from me.

By: ed rayo

ed rayo — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:49:35 +0000

kahit na ano pa ang tawag nyo. ang kailangan ko ay buto ng calumpit.kailangan namin ang buto para ma propagate at ng maitanim namin.may project kami ng seedling production sa DENR, R-III.City of San Fernando Pampanga.you can e-mail me so i can pick-up. Kung mabait naman kayo paki LBC na lang. sa LMS,DENR, R-III,
Cleofer’s Bldg.
Gen. Hizon St.,Sta. Lucia
City of San Fernando, Pampanga.