Dovyalis hebecarpa (Ceylon Gooseberry)

Dovyalis hebecarpa, with common names Ceylon Gooseberry, Ketembilla, and Kitambilla, is native to Sri Lanka and southern India. The fruit are often eaten fresh, or made into jam. Some cultivars have been selected for being thornless (making harvesting easier) and for larger fruit.

The flowers are inconspicuous, solitary (female flowers) or clustered (male flowers), with no petals. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants, though some female plants are parthenogenetic. The fruit is an edible dark purple globose berry 2–3cm across, juicy with an acidic flavor, and containing several small seeds. The fruit is quite acidic, so it is usually not eaten fresh. Peeling the skin makes them less acidic and more palatable. H 6m