30p
Rambutan - Ramboutanier (Nephelium lappaceum) -
Singles (3,250,000)
40p
Siniguelas - Jocote (Spondias purpurea) -
Singles (1,750,000)
Note: Printed by Perum Peruri
(Indonesia), with thicker type of paper, using Harrow Perforator -
wherein all stamps are perforated in one stroke causing top, bottom,
left & right margins to be Imperforate. With 7-digit serial
numbers and color guide strips.
First Day Covers: Manila
Popular Fruits of the Philippines
RAMBOUTANIER (Nephelium lappaceum).
Commonly known as Rambutan, it is a fruit with round to oval
single-seeded berry, 3–6 cm (rarely to 8 cm) long and 3–4 cm broad,
borne in a loose pendant cluster of 10–20 together. The leathery
skin is reddish (rarely orange or yellow), and covered with fleshy
pliable spines, hence the name, which means 'hairs'. The fruit
flesh, which is actually the aril, is translucent, whitish or very
pale pink, with a sweet, mildly acidic flavor very reminiscent of
grapes. The single seed is glossy brown, 1–1.3 cm, with a white
basal scar. Soft and crunchy, the seeds may be cooked and eaten.
Some folklore regards the seeds as poisonous, but tests of seed
extracts reveal no toxicity to mice, even in doses up to 2500 mg/kg.
The peeled fruits can be cooked and eaten, first the grape-like
aril, then the nutty seed, with no waste.
JOCOTE (Spondias purpurea).
Commonly known as Siniguelas, this fruit is smooth and
thin-skinned, oblong or oval in shape and has yellowish-green or
dark-purple colored skin with a large and stony seed. It has sweet
taste and aromatic juicy pulp.
Can be eaten directly together with the peel or skin;
can also be eaten with salt, vinegar or lemon juice. The
fruit can be used in desserts and jellies, too.