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2015, December 11.  Popular Fruits of the Philippines  (Definitives)

Litho Offset, Perum Peruri (Indonesia)  Perf 12  (Harrow Perforator)

Singles, Sheets of  100

                       

 

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.

 

 

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