Mammea acuminata
(Kosterm.) Kosterm.
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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Description
A small tree. It grows 11 m high. The stem has white to yellow latex. The leaves are opposite and simple. The leaves are very large. The flowers are 7 mm across. They are yellow and on the stem. The fruit are about 4.5 cm long. They are yellow and curved. The seed has a white fleshy layer or aril around it.
Edible Uses
The fruit are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in Borneo. It grows in mixed forest up to 1,000 m above sea level. It grows in wet sandy soil.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
Notes
Also put in the family Clusiaceae.
Synonyms
Ochrocarpus acuminatus Kosterm.
Also Known As
Kayu putih doroh
References (1)
- Slik, F., www.asianplant.net
