Baccaurea minor
Hook. f.
Tampoi
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten, though they have a bitter or sour taste.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in forests including bamboo forests. It grows from sea level to 1,200 m altitude.
Asia, Brunei, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sarawak, SE Asia, Singapore, Thailand,
How to Identify
A tree. It grows 35 m tall. The leaves are broadly oval and 4-16 cm long by 2-8 cm wide. They are papery. The male and female flowers are on separate trees. There are 8-14 fruit is a group. They are 10-15 mm long. The fruit have yellow flesh around the seeds.
How to Grow
Found in the wild on granite, yellow sand or yellow sandy loam soils. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
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. The wood is used locally for making traditional houses. 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.
Other Information
The trees are sometimes cultivated.
Notes
There are about 80 Baccaurea species.
Names & Synonyms
Bua sarotik, Champu ning, Jentikan burung, Mengkumi, Obar nasi, Pankelan semut, Sintak nyabor, Ubah merah
References (6)
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 282
- Chai, P. P. K. (Ed), et al, 2000, A checklist of Flora, Fauna, Food and Medicinal Plants. Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak. Forestry Malaysia & ITTO. p 167
- Saw, L.G., LaFrankie, J. V. Kochummen, K. M., Yap S. K., 1991, Fruit Trees in a Malaysian Rain Forest. Economic Botany, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 120-136
- Slik, F., www.asianplant.net
- www.nationalherbarium.nl/thaueuph/ Flora of Thailand.
- Zawiah, N. & Othaman, H., 2012, 99 Spesies Buah di FRIM. Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia. p 52
