Baccaurea angulata
Merr.
Red-angled tampoi
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Vegetable
The acid to sour fruit is eaten fresh or cooked as a vegetable, and the juice is used to make drinks.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It is best in shade. It grows from sea level to 800 m above sea level.
Asia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sarawak, SE Asia,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 6-21 m tall. The trunk is 20 cm across. The bark is patchy grey. The leaves are narrowly oval and 12-40 cm long by 4-14 cm wide. The fruit are red and hang from the trunk fruit. They have several angular lobes. The fruit are edible.
Nutrition Score: 48/100
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | 73.8 | 391 | 93 | 3.8 | — | 0.1 | 6 | 5.8 |
How to Grow
Plants can be grown by seeds.
Propagation: Seed - when sown fresh it usually germinates in a few days.
Medicinal Uses
We have no specific information on this species, but the bark of several members of this genus is used to relieve eye inflammation.
Other Uses
We have no specific information for this species, but the bark of several members of this genus is used, along with other ingredients, as a dyestuff to colour silk yellow, red or mauve, using the dyeing process known as 'pekan' in Malay. Although we have no specific information for this species, most members of this genus produce an excellent timber, which can be used to build houses and boats and to make furniture. In common with other trees that produce their flowers and fruits on the trunk of the tree, members of this genus are generally considered to be good support trees for the climbing rattan palms, which are grown to provide material for basket making, weaving into furniture, making ropes etc.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Baccaurea angulata, also known as belimbing hutan or belimbing darah in Malay and more locally as ucong or embaling, is a species of flowering plant, a fruit tree in the tampoi family, that is native to Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia.
Other Information
Fruit are sold in markets and important in ceremonies.
Notes
There are about 80 Baccaurea species. These were previously in the Euphorbiaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Asem ketiak, Belimbing bukit, Belimbing dayak, Belimbing hutan, Belimbing merah, Bobou, Embaling, Pidau, Tampoi belimbing, Uchong, Ucong, Ujung, Umbing, Umbung
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