Cubilia cubili
SAPINDACEAE. Endemic. Rare
SIZE: Up to 15m tall
TYPE: Evergreen
HABITAT: Primary forests at medium altitude from Luzon to Mindanao
Botanists identify “nuts” as “fruits”. Kubili is categorized as an edible fruit but it is the nut that is edible. The fruit, measuring 5 to 6cm long, is ovoid and dark green, while the nut, 3 to 4cm long, is oblong and dark red. Eat the boiled or roasted nut of the kubili and not the fruit.