Palaquium burckii

H. J. Lam

Sapotaceae Edible: Fruit, Seeds, Seeds - oil

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Description

A tall tree. It grows 30-40 m tall. The trunk is 80 cm across. The leaves are loosely clustered at the ends of the twigs. They are broadly oval. They are velvety underneath. The flowers are in groups of 4-10. The fruit are oval and 5-8 cm long. They are hairy.

Edible Uses

The fruit and seeds are edible, and oil can be extracted from the seeds.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in swampy soil at low altitudes.

Where It Grows

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,

Other Uses

An oil, known as 'vegetable tallow Siak', is obtained from the seed. The whitish-brown wood is used for making boards and boats.

Synonyms

Croixia burckii (H. J. Lam) Baehni

Also Known As

Suntai

References (6)

Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg ser. 3, 7:57. 1925
Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 1662
Fern, K., 2012, Tropical Species Database http://theferns.info/tropical/
Milow, P., et al, 2013, Malaysian species of plants with edible fruits or seeds and their evaluation. International Journal of Fruit Science. 14:1, 1-27
Soerianegara, I. & Lemmens, R. H. M. L., (Eds.) 1993, Timber trees: Major commercial timbers. Plant Resources of South-East Asia. Wageningen. No. 5(1). p 304

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