Tropical Depression East of Philippines May Develop into Typhoon

Reported by Real-Time Center/Lin Gengyu

A tropical depression east of the Philippines is likely to develop into a typhoon in the next 24 hours and may affect Taiwan. But what exactly is a grape mulberry? It appears to be a tropical fruit also known as mountain lychee and black butan.

Understanding Grape Mulberry

Grape mulberry, also known as mountain lychee and black mulberry, is a tropical fruit tree of the Sapindaceae family similar to the famous rambutan, but grape mulberry has longer thorns. short and flat. Also, other fruit trees in the same family as grape mulberry include lychee and longan.

Origin and Distribution

Grape mulberry is native to Malaysia and wild plants are scattered in the plain forests near Perak and Malaya. It is widely distributed in low altitude areas from Luzon Island in the Philippines to Mindanao Island. It is mainly cultivated in Malaysia and Thailand, and also extensively cultivated in Java, Indonesia. As in the American countries of Puerto Rico, Honduras, Costa Rica and other places, there are only scattered plantings.

Typhoon Update

Moderate Typhoon Babyka recently hit the Amami region of Kagoshima, Japan and is expected to move towards China and not directly affect Taiwan; However, a new tropical depression has formed in the East Philippine Sea and may develop into a typhoon in the next 24 hours. Malaysia is already preparing to name the typhoon ‘Puosang’.

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