Dacryodes expansa

(Ridl.) H. J. Lam

Sabal

Burseraceae Edible: Fruit

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Summary

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Dacryodes expansa is a tree in the family Burseraceae. The specific epithet expansa is from the Latin meaning 'spread out', referring to the structure of the petals.

Description

A small evergreen tree. It grows 10-25 m tall. It can have buttresses. The leaves are compound with 4 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are 17-23 cm long by 6-8 cm wide. The base is wedge shaped. Male and female flowers are on separate plants. The male flowers are on shoots 24 cm long. The fruit is narrowly oval and about 4 cm long by 3 cm wide.

Edible Uses

The fruit flesh is removed from the seeds by placing the fruit in hot water, which makes separation easier.

Traditional Uses

The flesh of the fruit clings strongly to the seeds. They are put in hot water and this makes it easier to remove the seeds.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. It grow in lowland forest. It grows up to 100 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Asia, Brunei, Malaysia, SE Asia,

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.

Synonyms

Canarium expansum Ridl.

References (4)

Fern, K., 2012, Tropical Species Database http://theferns.info/tropical/
Leenhouts, P.W., 1955, Burseraceae in Flora Malesiana Vol 5 p
Soepadmo, E. & Wong, K. M., (Eds.), 1995, Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. Volume One. ITTO, Govt. Malaysia. p 67
Sosef, M. S. M., Hong, L. T., & Prawirohatmodjo, S., (Eds.), 1998, Timber tree: Lesser-known timbers. Plant Resources of South-East Asia, 5(3), p 174