Sarcotheca glomerula
Veldkamp
OxalidaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The acidic fruit are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in primary and secondary forest.
Asia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. It grows 9 m tall. The branches are up to 8 cm across. The leave are compound but with one leaflet. The fruit is an oval capsule. It is 1-1.5 cm long by 0.5-1 cm wide. It is red.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Sarcotheca glomerula is a species of plant in the family Oxalidaceae. It is endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.
Names & Synonyms
Asam tundok, Belimbing besi, Belimbing hutan
Connaropsis macrophylla King
References (5)
- BURKILL, I. H., 1966,
- Flora Malesiana Series 1 Vol 1, 4-10
- Milow, P., et al, 2013, Malaysian species of plants with edible fruits or seeds and their evaluation. International Journal of Fruit Science. 14:1, 1-27
- PROSEA NO. 2
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
