Palaquium macrocarpum
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A tree. It grows 45 m tall. The trunk is straight and 90 cm across. The leaves are clustered at the ends of twigs. They are oval to oblong. There are 5-9 flowers in a group. The fruit is oval and 5-11 cm long.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in forests often in freshwater swamps. It grows up to 1,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
Other Uses
The dark brown wood is heavy, hard, elastic and durable. It is used for the construction of houses.
Synonyms
Palaquium ridleyi Ridl.
Also Known As
Balam pintek kayu, Epung mayang, Nyatoh hitam, Punti kayu
References (5)
- 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 1667
- 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
- Moon, H. K., et al, 2010, Tropical Tree of Indonesia. Korea Forest Research Institute. p 257
- 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
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
