Microcos hirsuta
(Korth.) Burret
Kerodong tree
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Description
A small tree. It grows about 10-16 m tall. The trunk is 35 cm across. The branches are hairy. The leaves are alternate and simple. There are hairy. The flowers contain both sexes. The flowers are 11 mm across. They are white or yellow and in groups. The fruit are 2 cm long and orange.
Edible Uses
The acidic fruit are used in juice drinks, and ripe fruit are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are acid and used in juice drinks. The ripe fruit are eaten raw.
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Known Hazards
The fruit are acidic.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in tropical Asia. It grows in forests up to 1,000 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds.
Notes
There are about 200 Grewia species. They are mostly tropical. The fruit of most may be edible. These were in the Sparrmanniaceae and the Tiliaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Buah tusu, Bunsi, Kerodong, Korodong, Pohon buah tusu, Pohon kerodong, Puteh enkuliong, Puting bliong
References (3)
- Chung, R. C. K., & Soepadmo, E, 2011, Taxonomic revision of the genus Microcos (Malvaceae-Grewioideae) in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Blumea 56, 2011: 273–299
- Slik, F., www.asianplant.net
- Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 397
