Salicaceae

Batoko plum

Flacourtia inermis Roxb.

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Flacourtia

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Batoko plum: Fruits of Flacourtia inermis, also called Lovi-lovi or Batoko Plum — Photo: K Hari Krishnan, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: فلاكورة عزلاء
Chinese: 羅比梅, 罗比梅
English: Batoko plum
Indonesian: Lobi-lobi
Persian: آلوی باتوکو
Tamil: சீமைக்கொட்டைக்களா

Synonyms

Flacourtia quintuplinervis Turcz.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Photo: K Hari Krishnan, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rison Thumboor from Thrissur, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: renjus box, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: renjus box, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: renjus box, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: renjus box, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.