Baccaurea macrophylla

(Meull.-Arg.) Muell.Arg.

Little-leaf Rambai tree

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Description

A large tree. It grows 27 m tall. The leaves are oval and 10-33 cm long by 5-14 cm wide. Male and female flowers are on separate trees. Flowers are small on long branches. There are 10-16 fruit in a group. They are 10-15 mm across. The fruit are yellow. The flesh is orange.

Edible Uses

Fruit - eaten out of hand. The taste of the flesh is sweet with some sourness. The yellowish-brown fruit is an ellipsoid capsule that is about 4 - 5cm in diameter.

Traditional Uses

The flesh of the fruit is eaten raw.

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Medicinal Uses

We have no specific information on this species, but the bark of several members of this genus is used to relieve eye inflammation.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in forest and swamp forest. It grows from sea level to 650 m altitude.

Where It Grows

Asia, Australia, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand,

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seeds, air-layering, and grafting,

Propagation

Seed - when sown fresh it usually germinates in a few days. Grafting

Other Uses

We have no specific information for this species, but the bark of several members of this genus is used, along with other ingredients, as a dyestuff to colour silk yellow, red or mauve, using the dyeing process known as 'pekan' in Malay. The timber is used for posts, planks, house beams. 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.

Notes

There are about 80 Baccaurea species.

Synonyms

Baccaurea beccariana Pax & K. Hoffm.Pierardia macrophylla Mull.Arg.

Also Known As

Lang khae, Pohon rambai lanang, Tampoi bunga, Tampoi tungau

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