1p
Duhat - Black Plum (Syzygium cumini) -
Singles (5,000,000)
100p
Marang - Johey Oak (Artocarpus odoratissimus Blanco) -
Singles (550,000)
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
BLACK PLUM (Syzygium
cumini).
Commonly known as
Duhat. Fruit is oval to
elliptic, 1.5 to 3.5 centimeters long, dark purple or nearly black,
luscious, fleshy and edible with a sweet astringent taste;
containing a single large seed.
Found throughout the Philippines, planted, and in many
regions spontaneous. One
of the most popular fruits in the Philippines.
Ripe fruit is eaten outright.
Juice can be made into wine, used in the manufacture of red
wine "tinto dulce."
Fruit is a good source of calcium and a fair source of iron.
Ripe fruit is astringent and considered an efficient remedy
for diabetes.
JOHEY OAK (Artocarpus odoratissimus Blanco).
Commonly known as Marang, closely related to Jackfruit.
Fruit flesh is white, edible, juicy, and fragrant but
strong-smelling edible pulp.
Abundant in Mindanao, cultivated for its edible fruit.
Also occurring in Mindoro, Basilan, and the Sulu
Archipelago. Fruit is sweet, juicy, with aromatic perianths
surrounding the seeds. With flavor similar to jackfruit.
Seeds are roasted or boiled,
yielding a delicious nutty flavor.
Young fruit also cooked in coconut milk and eaten as curried
vegetable. The
appearance of the fruit can be regarded as an intermediate shape
between the jackfruit and the breadfruit.
It is round to oblong,
weighing about 1 kg. The
thick rind is covered with soft, broad spines. They become hard and
brittle as the fruit matures. Fruits
change colour to greenish yellow when ripe. The interior of the
fruit is somewhat similar to the jackfruit's, but the color is white
and the flesh is usually softer.