Dacryodes rugosa
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Summary
Source: WikipediaDacryodes rugosa is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet rugosa is from the Latin meaning 'wrinkled', referring to the leaflets.
Description
A small to medium sized tree. It can grow 30 m tall. The trunk is 40 cm across. The bark is pale grey. It is smooth and scaly. The leaves are compound with 1-4 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are 6-22 cm long by 3-11 cm wide. The flowers are in groups in the axils of the leaves. The fruit are oval and 1.5-2.5 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland and hill forest. It grows up to 900 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Kembayau burung, Maraputih, Rajang, Watuk
References (5)
- Hanum, F. I., 1999, Plant Diversity and Conservation Value of Ayer Hitam Forest, Selangor, Peninsula Malaysia. Pertanika J. Trop. Agric. Sci. 22(2):73-83
- Kebler, P. J. A., & Kidiyasa, 1994, Trees of the Balikpapan-Samarinda area of East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Tropenbos Foundation, Wageningen, The Netherlands. p 67
- Saw, L.G., LaFrankie, J. V. Kochummen, K. M., Yap S. K., 1991, Fruit Trees in a Malaysian Rain Forest. Economic Botany, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 120-136
- Slik, F., www.asianplant.net
- Soepadmo, E. & Wong, K. M., (Eds.), 1995, Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. Volume One. ITTO, Govt. Malaysia. p 74
