Drypetes macrostigma

J. J. Sm.

Babas drypetes tree

PutranjivaceaeFruit
Drypetes macrostigma
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Drypetes macrostigma
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President and Fellows of Harvard College

What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit is eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows up to 400 m above sea level. It grows in Kalimantan.

Asia, Indonesia, 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 tree. It grows 32 m tall. The trunk is 75 cm across. The leaves are alternate and simple. The flowers are 8 mm across. They are yellow and in bundles in the axils of leaves. The fruit are 3 cm across. They are on the stems and are green to yellow. They are fleshy.

How to Grow

It can be grown from seeds.

Names & Synonyms

Pohon bintang babas

References (2)
  • Slik, F., www.asianplant.net
  • Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 249

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