Baccaurea motleyana
(Muell.-Arg.) Muell.-Arg.
Motley's rambai
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Summary
Source: WikipediaBaccaurea motleyana is a species of fruit tree in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. It is cultivated for its fruit in India and Bangladesh.
Description
A tree up to 20 m tall. The trunk is 40 cm across. The tree is densely leafy. The leaves are simple. They are glossy. The underside of the leaves is velvety. The leaves are sword shaped and 20-35 cm long by 8-17 cm wide. The leaf stalks are 3-10 cm long. Trees are separately male and female. Flowers hang from the branches. Male flowers are small and pale yellowish-green. They do not have petals. They have a sweet scent. The female flowers are larger. The fruit hang on strings from the twigs. Each fruit is about 2-4 cm across. They have a smooth thin skin. The pulp is white and let's light through. It contains several seeds. The seeds are fairly large. They are flat and brown.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh, stewed, or made into jam; more acidic fruit are cooked. The fruit are also fermented into drinks or used to make vinegar.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten fresh, stewed and made into jam. The more acid fruit are cooked. The fruit are fermented in a drink. They are also used for vinegar.
Medicinal Uses
The squeezed cambium and inner bark are used as a remedy for sore eyes.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It suits the hot humid lowland tropics. It needs a warm frost free position. It grows from 15 to 500 m altitude. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, Australia, Brunei, China, Indochina, Indonesia*, Malaysia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam,
Cultivation
Plants are grown from seed. They can also be grown by air-layering and grafting.
Propagation
Seed - when sown fresh it usually germinates in a few days. Air layering Grafting
Other Uses
A dye is obtained from the tannin-rich bark. It is mixed with the roots of Melastoma malabathricum to produce a dark-red dye. The stems are utilized as posts. In common with other trees that produce their flowers and fruits on the trunk of the tree, members of this genus are generally considered to be good support trees for the climbing rattan palms, which are grown to provide material for basket making, weaving into furniture, making ropes etc.
Production
Trees fruit 3 years after planting.
Other Information
It is a cultivated tree.
Notes
There are about 80 Baccaurea species.
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | 79 | 272 | 65 | 1.7 | — | — | 0.8 | — |
Synonyms
Also Known As
Asam lambun, Bua trai, Buah jentik, Daun tien, Gadu guda, Himbabalod, Jelintik, Kepundung, Lamkhae, Limpahung, Maa-fai, Mafai-farang, Mah-fai, Mangkau, Mari-kau-napula, Menteng, Muna mudakkan, Pekang, Pohon rambai matae, Putat, Ra mai, Rambai, Rambe, Rambeh, Rambi, Ramei, Rumbai, Tampoi, Ulup lavae
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