Drypetes crassipes
Pax. & K. Hoffm.
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Description
A tree. It grows 30 m tall. The leaves are alternate and simple They are thick and leathery. The flowers are 4 mm across. They are yellow to red and in groups in the axils of leaves. The fruit are about 3.5 cm long. They are orange and fleshy. The seeds are in a sweet pulp.
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw. The pulp has a sweet flavour. The orange, globose fruits are around 34mm in diameter.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests up to 1,600 m above sea level. It can be on sandy or clay soils. It grows in Borneo.
Where It Grows
Asia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
Cultivation
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Also Known As
Menyalin
References (1)
- Slik, F., www.asianplant.net
