Shorea scaberrima
Burck.
Dipterocarpaceae Edible: Fruit, Nuts - oil
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Description
A large tropical tree in the Dipterocarpaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The fruit and nuts are eaten, with nuts processed for oil.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
References (4)
- Ashton, P.S., 1982, Dipterocarpaceae in Flora Malesiana 9(2) p 515
- Blicher-Mathiesen, U., 1994, Borneo Illipe, A Fat Product from Different Shorea spp. (Dipterocarpaceae). Economic Botany Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 231-242
- Coolen, Q. T., 2013, The Illipe nut (Shorea spp.) as additional resource in plantation forestry. Van Hall Larenstein University and Sarawak Forestry.
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
